Crawford

name

The verdict

“Crawford” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,701
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Key facts for Crawford
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrawford
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,701
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Crawford” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Crawford lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Crawford, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,701 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Crawford, with forms such as "carwford", "ccrawford", and "crafword". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Crawford, spelled C-R-A-W-F-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • carwford
  • ccrawford
  • crafword
  • crawfford
  • crawfodr
  • crawfordd
  • crawforrd
  • crawfrod
  • crawofrd
  • crawwford
  • crrawford
  • crwaford
  • rcawford

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Crawford - 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.

carwford2ccrawford1crafword2crawfford1crawfodr2crawfordd1crawforrd1crawfrod2
Edit distance from "Crawford"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Crawford"?
"Crawford" is spelled C-R-A-W-F-O-R-D.
What does "Crawford" mean?
As a proper noun, "Crawford" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Crawford"?
Common misspellings include "carwford", "ccrawford", "crafword", "crawfford", "crawfodr". The correct spelling is "Crawford".
What language does "Crawford" come from?
"Crawford" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Crawford”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-A-W-F-O-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list