like crazy
"like-crazy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“like crazy” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a prep_phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | like crazy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “like crazy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for like crazy is 10 letters long, classified as a prep_phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for like crazy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is like crazy, spelled L-I-K-E- -C-R-A-Z-Y.
Definition
- 1To a great or excessive degree; with great speed, output, enthusiasm, etc.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “like crazy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-K-E- -C-R-A-Z-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.