Which to use
“chrome” and “crime” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,886
- “chrome” frequency rank
- #20,211
- “crime” frequency rank
- 33097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chrome | crime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chrom | Verbrechen |
Where the eye mixes chrome and crime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chrome with crime
A purely visual mix-up. chrome ([krəʊm]) and crime ([kɹaɪm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chrome is recorded at frequency rank #12,886, classified as anoun, pronounced [krəʊm]. crime is at rank #20,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɹaɪm].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33097, this pair ranks #1,693,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chrome vs crime
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "chrome": ho. Private to "crime": i.
"chrome" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chrome" for "crime" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chrome" vs "crime" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chrome" and "crime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chrome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693,326 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chrome" and "crime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cremes vs crime". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,693,326 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.