crowns

/kɹaʊnz/

//kɹaʊnz// noun

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"crowns" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crowns” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,792
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of crown

Corpus desk

Index EN-crowns · crowns · English

crowns · rank #15,792 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,792
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cummings

Nearest frequency peer: Cummings (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “crowns”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “crowns” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crowns vs crows
83% similar
crowns vs cows
67% similar
crowns vs crow
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crowns
PropertyValue
Headwordcrowns
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɹaʊnz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,792
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crowns”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).crownslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Cummings” (#15,793), “criterion” (#15,790), “coughing” (#15,789). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crowns” is #15,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crowns (IPA /kɹaʊnz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,792 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of crown".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crowns, with forms such as "ccrowns", "corwns", and "cronws". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "crows", "cows", "crow", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is crowns, spelled C-R-O-W-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of crown

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrowns
  • corwns
  • cronws
  • crownns
  • crownss
  • crowsn
  • crowwns
  • crrowns
  • crwons
  • rcowns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crowns - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccrowns1corwns2cronws2crownns1crownss1crowsn2crowwns1crrowns1
Edit distance from "crowns"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crowns"?
"crowns" is spelled C-R-O-W-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹaʊnz/.
What does "crowns" mean?
As a noun, "crowns" means: plural of crown
What words are commonly confused with "crowns"?
"crowns" is commonly confused with "crows", "cows", "crow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crowns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crowns" is /kɹaʊnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crowns" come from?
"crowns" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dialog#15,799Dorset#15,806feeder#15,815brunch#15,765

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

concise10 variantscompose10 variantscleanup10 variantsethanol10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list