Which to use
“cae” and “crame” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,819
- “cae” frequency rank
- #35,887
- “crame” frequency rank
- 79706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cae | crame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irrégulier caer. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cramer. |
Where the eye mixes cae and crame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cae runs 3 letters (CVV) against crame's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cae with crame
A purely visual mix-up. cae (\ˈka.e\) and crame (\kʁam\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cae is recorded at frequency rank #43,819, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈka.e\. crame is at rank #35,887, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁam\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 79706, this pair ranks #22,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cae vs crame
Shared letters: ace. Private to "cae": -. Private to "crame": mr.
"cae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "crame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crame ← carme · ccrame · cramme · crmae · crrame · rcame
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cae" and "crame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cae" or "crame" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cae" and "crame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cae vs CCE". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #22,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.