Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cray

/kɹæɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
cray
IPA
/kɹæɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crayfish or lobster.

adj

Crazy.

Slang

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Darent.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A community (civil parish) in southern Powys, Wales.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

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Usage

Inflected Forms

crays (plural) more cray (comparative) most cray (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce cray?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹæɪ/.
What does cray mean?
A crayfish or lobster.
Where does cray come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce cray

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