crut
noun, verb
crut is spelled C-R-U-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crut means “A cross-measure tunnel or drift” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crut is cruts.
How many letters and syllables are in crut?
| Letters | 4: C-R-U-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crut?
Crut appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with crut?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crut.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: curt.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crut
- cruts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- crutting participle, present
- crutted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crut mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cross-measure tunnel or drift.
- 2
UKA dwarf.
- 3
archaicThe rough, shaggy part of oak bark
verb
- 1
To work as a crutter.
noun
- 1
Acronym of charitable remainder unitrust.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crut come from?
Compare French croûte (“crust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).