croc

\kʁo\

/\kʁo\/ noun

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The verdict

“croc” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,426
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de fer, de bois, etc., à une ou plusieurs pointes recourbées, dont on se sert pour y pendre ou pour y attacher quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-croc · croc · French

croc · rank #31,426 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,426
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH couvents

Nearest frequency peer: couvents (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « croc »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « croc » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

croc vs cru
50% similar
croc vs CRS
0% similar
croc vs cry
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for croc
PropertyValue
Headwordcroc
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#31,426
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « croc »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).crocse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « couvents » (#31,425), « croirais » (#31,427), « cottage » (#31,424). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « croc » est au #31,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around croc (IPA \kʁo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,426 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for croc, with forms such as "ccroc", "corc", and "crco". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cru", "CRS", "cry", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 croc, spelled C-R-O-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de fer, de bois, etc., à une ou plusieurs pointes recourbées, dont on se sert pour y pendre ou pour y attacher quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Instrument de fer dont on se sert pour attraper ou cueillir quelque chose.
  3. 3
    Longue perche au bout de laquelle il y a une pointe de fer avec un crochet.
  4. 4
    Façon de porter les moustaches recourbées en forme de crochet.
  5. 5
    Chacune des quatre grandes canines pointues des animaux carnivores.
  6. 6
    Dent humaine.
  7. 7
    Personne qui triche aux jeux (de nos jours on utilise plutôt escroc).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how croc appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pendre de la viande au croc.
  2. Un froid mouillé touchait sa paume, le mince corps se tordait au béement de la gueule translucide, si fragile que l'hameçon dont elle était percée semblait un croc de bronze monstrueux.

Synonyms

crochetesse

This word in other languages

hook(English)garfio(Español)Fangzähne(Deutsch)gancho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccroc
  • corc
  • crco
  • crocc
  • crroc
  • rcoc

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of croc - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccroc1corc2crco2crocc1crroc1rcoc2
Edit distance from "croc"

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 "croc"?
"croc" is spelled C-R-O-C. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁo\.
What does "croc" mean?
As a noun, "croc" means: Instrument de fer, de bois, etc., à une ou plusieurs pointes recourbées, dont on se sert pour y pendre ou pour y attacher quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "croc"?
"croc" is commonly confused with "cru", "CRS", "cry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "croc"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croc" is \kʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croc" come from?
"croc" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "croc", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cros#31,428cors#31,423dare#31,436dock#31,449

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Debbie6 variantsEliza6 variantsalgue6 variantsAbdou6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list