Which to use
“canyons” and “crayons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,393
- “canyons” frequency rank
- #18,974
- “crayons” frequency rank
- 67367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | canyons | crayons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de canyon. | Pluriel de crayon. |
Where the eye mixes canyons and crayons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses canyons with crayons
A purely visual mix-up. canyons (\ka.njɔ̃\) and crayons (\kʁɛ.jɔ̃\) 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 67367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
canyons is recorded at frequency rank #48,393, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.njɔ̃\. crayons is at rank #18,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛ.jɔ̃\.
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 67367, this pair ranks #63,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of canyons vs crayons
Shared letters: acnosy. Private to "canyons": -. Private to "crayons": r.
"canyons" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "crayons" · 7 letters · shape CCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "canyons" for "crayons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "canyons" vs "crayons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "canyons" and "crayons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "canyons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crayons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "canyons" and "crayons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cantona vs canyons". 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 #63,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.