Which to use
“calque” and “crique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,328
- “calque” frequency rank
- #32,361
- “crique” frequency rank
- 64689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calque | crique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reproduction obtenue en calquant. | Petite baie, partie du rivage qui forme dans les terres un enfoncement où de petits bateaux peuvent se mettre à l’abri. |
Where the eye mixes calque and crique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. calque (CVCCVV) and crique (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between calque and crique
A purely visual mix-up. calque (\kalk\) and crique (\kʁik\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calque is recorded at frequency rank #32,328, classified as anoun, pronounced \kalk\. crique is at rank #32,361, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁik\.
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 64689, this pair ranks #75,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calque vs crique
Shared letters: cequ. Private to "calque": al. Private to "crique": ir.
"calque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "crique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calque" and "crique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "calque" vs "crique" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "calque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calque" and "crique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs calque". 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 #75,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.