crown

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crown”

Definition

1. 1
   A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
2. 2
   A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
3. 3
   Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
4. 4
   Imperial or regal power, or those who wield it.
5. 5
   The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
6. 6
   The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
7. 7
   The police (referring to Crown Victoria police cars).
8. 8
   The top part of something:
9. 9
   The top part of something:
10. 10
    The top part of something:
11. 11
    The top part of something:
12. 12
    The top part of something:
13. 13
    The top part of something:
14. 14
    The top part of something:
15. 15
    The top part of something:
16. 16
    The top part of something:
17. 17
    The top part of something:
18. 18
    The top part of something:
19. 19
    A kind of spire or lantern formed by converging flying buttresses.
20. 20
    Splendor; culmination; acme.
21. 21
    Any currency (originally) issued by the crown (regal power) and often bearing a crown (headdress); (translation) various currencies known by similar names in their native languages, such as the korona, koruna, krona, króna, krone.
22. 22
    A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings.
23. 23
    A coin or note worth five shillings in various countries that are or were in the British Commonwealth, such as Ireland or Jamaica.
24. 24
    The part of a plant where the root and stem meet.
25. 25
    The part of a tooth above the gums.
26. 26
    A prosthetic covering for a tooth.
27. 27
    A knot formed in the end of a rope by tucking in the strands to prevent them from unravelling.
28. 28
    The part of an anchor where the arms and the shank meet.
29. 29
    The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
30. 30
    A standard size of printing paper measuring 20 × 15 inches.
31. 31
    A standard size of writing paper measuring 19 × 15 inches.
32. 32
    A monocyclic ligand having three or more binding sites, capable of holding a guest in a central location.
33. 33
    A rounding or smoothing of the barrel opening.
34. 34
    The area enclosed between two concentric perimeters.
35. 35
    A whole bird with the legs and wings removed to produce a joint of white meat.
36. 36
    A formal hat worn by women to Sunday church services; a church crown.
37. 37
    The knurled knob or dial, on the outside of a watch case, used to wind it or adjust the hands.

Etymology

From Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced native Old English corenbēag (“crown”); and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”). * (paper size): So called because originally watermarked with a crown.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

• ccrown
• corwn
• cronw
• crownn
• crowwn
• crrown
• crwon
• rcown

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crown - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crown", not the corpus desk frequency band.