crop

noun

The verdict

“crop” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #27,026 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#27,026
frequency rank, French
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

crop vs cru
50% similar
crop vs cup
50% similar
crop vs CRS
0% similar

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

Key facts for crop
PropertyValue
Headwordcrop
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,026
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crop” 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). crop lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for crop is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #27,026 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for crop, with forms such as "ccrop", "cropp", and "crpo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cru", "cup", "CRS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is crop, spelled C-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccrop,cropp,crpo,crrop,rcop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccrop1cropp1crpo2crrop1rcop2
Edit distance from "crop"

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 "crop"?
"crop" is spelled C-R-O-P.
What does "crop" mean?
As a noun, "crop" means: Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle.
What words are commonly confused with "crop"?
"crop" is commonly confused with "cru", "cup", "CRS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "crop" come from?
"crop" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “crop”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “cru” - see the side-by-side comparison. crop vs cru
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list