Crusoe

name

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

The verdict

“Crusoe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,795
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French, famously held by

Corpus desk

Index EN-crusoe · Crusoe · English

Crusoe · rank #38,795 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,795
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crouched

Nearest frequency peer: crouched (-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 “Crusoe”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Crusoe” 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).

Crusoe vs crust
50% similar
Crusoe vs crusty
50% similar
Crusoe vs crusts
50% similar

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

Key facts for Crusoe
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrusoe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,795
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Crusoe”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “crouched” (#38,794), “crybaby” (#38,796), “crit” (#38,793). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Crusoe” is #38,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Crusoe, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,795 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Crusoe, with forms such as "ccrusoe", "crrusoe", and "crsuoe". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "crust", "crusty", "crusts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname. The correct English form is Crusoe, spelled C-R-U-S-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from French, famously held by
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Crusoe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Robinson Crusoe, the main character in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe.

Etymology

Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrusoe
  • crrusoe
  • crsuoe
  • cruose
  • cruseo
  • crussoe
  • cursoe
  • rcusoe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Crusoe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrusoe1crrusoe1crsuoe2cruose2cruseo2crussoe1cursoe2rcusoe2
Edit distance from "Crusoe"

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 "Crusoe"?
"Crusoe" is spelled C-R-U-S-O-E.
What does "Crusoe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Crusoe" means: A surname from French, famously held by
What words are commonly confused with "Crusoe"?
"Crusoe" is commonly confused with "crust", "crusty", "crusts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Crusoe"?
Perhaps from French Crusiaux, a topographic surname from a diminutive of creux (“hollow”), or alternatively a variant of Croiseau, a habitational surname. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list