crypt

/kɹɪpt/

//kɹɪpt// noun

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"crypt" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crypt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,342
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cave or cavern.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crypt · crypt · English

crypt · rank #25,342 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,342
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH custodial

Nearest frequency peer: custodial (+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 “crypt”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “crypt” 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).

crypt vs cyst
60% similar
crypt vs crypto
83% similar
crypt vs cryptic
71% similar

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

Key facts for crypt
PropertyValue
Headwordcrypt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɹɪpt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,342
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “crypt”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cryptlands 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 “custodial” (#25,343), “creditor” (#25,340), “creatively” (#25,339). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “crypt” is #25,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around crypt (IPA /kɹɪpt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,342 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    A cave or cavern.
  2. 2
    An underground vault.
  3. 3
    An underground vault.
  4. 4
    A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.
  5. 5
    Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.
  6. 6
    Any of the genus Cryptopus of orchids of Madagascar and Mauritius.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: vault, tomb, sepulchre, sepulcher
  2. She turned and waved a hand to him, she cried a word, but he didn't hear it, it was a lost word. A sable wraith she was in the parkland, fading away into the dolorous crypt of winter.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crypta (“vault”), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”). Doublet of grotto.

This word in other languages

cripta(Español)crypte(Français)Krypta(Deutsch)cripta(Português)

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.

ccrypt1crpyt2crrypt1cryppt1cryptt1crytp2cryypt1cyrpt2
Edit distance from "crypt"

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 "crypt"?
"crypt" is spelled C-R-Y-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kɹɪpt/.
What does "crypt" mean?
As a noun, "crypt" means: A cave or cavern.
What words are commonly confused with "crypt"?
"crypt" is commonly confused with "cyst", "crypto", "cryptic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crypt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crypt" is /kɹɪpt/. 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 "crypt"?
Learned borrowing from Latin crypta (“vault”), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”). Doublet of grotto. 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 "crypt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deems#25,348doves#25,361clasp#25,321edict#25,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

copious9 variantsdispel9 variantsDjango9 variantscaster9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list