Cruz

/kɹuːz/

//kɹuːz// name

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"cruz" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Cruz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,350
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Ibero-Romance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cruz · Cruz · English

Cruz · rank #6,350 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,350
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cookie

Nearest frequency peer: cookie (-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 “Cruz”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Cruz” 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).

Cruz vs CU
25% similar
Cruz vs cz
25% similar
Cruz vs cut
25% similar

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

Key facts for Cruz
PropertyValue
HeadwordCruz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/kɹuːz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,350
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Cruz”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Cruzlands 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 “cookie” (#6,349), “curse” (#6,351), “continent” (#6,348). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Cruz” is #6,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Cruz (IPA /kɹuːz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,350 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Ibero-Romance.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cruz, with forms such as "ccruz", "crruz", and "cruzz". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CU", "cz", "cut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz). The correct English form is Cruz, spelled C-R-U-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Ibero-Romance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation.

Etymology

From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz).

This word in other languages

Cruz(Español)Cruz(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccruz
  • crruz
  • cruzz
  • crzu
  • curz
  • rcuz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccruz1crruz1cruzz1crzu2curz2rcuz2
Edit distance from "Cruz"

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 "Cruz"?
"Cruz" is spelled C-R-U-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹuːz/.
What does "Cruz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cruz" means: A surname from Ibero-Romance.
What words are commonly confused with "Cruz"?
"Cruz" is commonly confused with "CU", "cz", "cut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cruz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cruz" is /kɹuːz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Cruz"?
From Romance (Portuguese Cruz and Spanish Cruz). 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 "Cruz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

beard6 variantsallied6 variantspenny6 variantspetty6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list