croquer

\kʁɔ.ke\

/\kʁɔ.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“croquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,410. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,410
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produire sous les dents un bruit sec et craquant, en parlant d’aliments qui se cassent lorsqu’on les broie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-croquer · croquer · French

croquer · rank #20,410 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,410
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CPI

Nearest frequency peer: CPI (-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 « croquer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « croquer » 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).

croquer vs croquis
71% similar
croquer vs coque
71% similar
croquer vs choque
71% similar

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

Key facts for croquer
PropertyValue
Headwordcroquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kʁɔ.ke\
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,410
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « croquer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.croquerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « CPI » (#20,409), « county » (#20,408), « culminant » (#20,412). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « croquer » est au #20,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around croquer (IPA \kʁɔ.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,410 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Produire sous les dents un bruit sec et craquant, en parlant d’aliments qui se cassent lorsqu’on les broie.
  2. 2
    Manger avec ce bruit certains aliments.
  3. 3
    Manger avidement, dévorer.
  4. 4
    Dilapider en peu de temps.
  5. 5
    Prendre 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.
  6. 6
    Esquisser par quelques traits la première idée d’un tableau, d’une composition.
  7. 7
    Dépeindre en quelques traits caractéristiques dans un écrit.
  8. 8
    Toucher 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.
  9. 9
    Avoir des relations intimes avec quelqu'un, baiser.
  10. 10
    Réaliser le croquage d’une tôle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des biscuits qui croquent sous la dent.
  2. Surtout, faut pas qu’ils croquent sous la dent, parce qu’alors c’est qu’ils sont brûlés.

Synonyms

croustiller

This word in other languages

crunch(English)crujir(Español)

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.

ccroquer1corquer2croqeur2croqquer1croquerr1croqure2crouqer2crqouer2
Edit distance from "croquer"

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 "croquer"?
"croquer" is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔ.ke\.
What does "croquer" mean?
As a verb, "croquer" means: Produire sous les dents un bruit sec et craquant, en parlant d’aliments qui se cassent lorsqu’on les broie.
What words are commonly confused with "croquer"?
"croquer" is commonly confused with "croquis", "coque", "choque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "croquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croquer" is \kʁɔ.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croquer" come from?
"croquer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cyrille#20,413Dorothy#20,421dorsale#20,422cocotte#20,392

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

déclic10 variantscervelle10 variantsBaudouin10 variantsattarder10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list