crypt
/kɹɪpt/
"crypt" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crypt” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,342 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,342
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cave or cavern.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crypt |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɹɪpt/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #25,342 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crypt” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for crypt is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɹɪpt/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,342 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for crypt, with forms such as "ccrypt", "crpyt", and "crrypt". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "cyst", "crypto", "cryptic", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin crypta (“vault”), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”). Doublet of grotto. The correct English form is crypt, spelled C-R-Y-P-T.
Definition
- 1A cave or cavern.
- 2An underground vault.
- 3An underground vault.
- 4A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.
- 5Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.
- 6Any of the genus Cryptopus of orchids of Madagascar and Mauritius.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin crypta (“vault”), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”). Doublet of grotto.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrypt,crpyt,crrypt,cryppt,cryptt,crytp,cryypt,cyrpt,rcypt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crypt - 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.
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.
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Using “crypt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-Y-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɹɪpt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “cyst” - see the side-by-side comparison. crypt vs cyst
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.