crib
\kʁib\
The verdict
“crib” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cage grillagée de forme parallélépipédique, destinée au stockage et au séchage à l’air libre des épis de maïs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crib · crib · French
crib · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crib |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁib\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crib » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crib is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁib\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for crib in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is crib, spelled C-R-I-B.
Definition
- 1Cage grillagée de forme parallélépipédique, destinée au stockage et au séchage à l’air libre des épis de maïs.
- 2Berceau grillagé rempli de pierres, que l’on place dans le lit d’un cours d’eau pour prévenir l’affouillement des berges.
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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.