croquer
\kʁɔ.ke\
The verdict
“croquer” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,410 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #20,410
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Produire sous les dents un bruit sec et craquant, en parlant d’aliments qui se cassent lorsqu’on les broie.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | croquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kʁɔ.ke\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,410 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “croquer” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for croquer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁɔ.ke\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,410 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for croquer, with forms such as "ccroquer", "corquer", and "croqeur". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "croquis", "coque", "choque", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is croquer, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Produire sous les dents un bruit sec et craquant, en parlant d’aliments qui se cassent lorsqu’on les broie.
- 2Manger avec ce bruit certains aliments.
- 3Manger avidement, dévorer.
- 4Dilapider en peu de temps.
- 5Prendre rapidement, au moyen du crayon, du pinceau, etc., les traits principaux et caractéristiques des objets dont on veut conserver le souvenir, tels qu’une figure, un groupe, etc.
- 6Esquisser par quelques traits la première idée d’un tableau, d’une composition.
- 7Dépeindre en quelques traits caractéristiques dans un écrit.
- 8Toucher une boule avec la sienne, ce qui donne deux coups, et envoyer la boule au loin par un coup qui permet de jouer encore une fois.
- 9Avoir des relations intimes avec quelqu'un, baiser.
- 10Réaliser le croquage d’une tôle.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccroquer,corquer,croqeur,croqquer,croquerr,croqure,crouqer,crqouer,crroquer,rcoquer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of croquer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “croquer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kʁɔ.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “croquis” - see the side-by-side comparison. croquer vs croquis
- 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.