Which to use
“capes” and “crampes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,287
- “capes” frequency rank
- #23,500
- “crampes” frequency rank
- 49787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capes | crampes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cape. | Pluriel de crampe. |
Where the eye mixes capes and crampes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses capes with crampes
A purely visual mix-up. capes (\kap\) and crampes (\kʁɑ̃p\) 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 49787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capes is recorded at frequency rank #26,287, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap\. crampes is at rank #23,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑ̃p\.
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 49787, this pair ranks #167,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of capes vs crampes
Shared letters: aceps. Private to "capes": -. Private to "crampes": mr.
"capes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "crampes" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capes" and "crampes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "capes" or "crampes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "capes" and "crampes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crampes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,858 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capes" and "crampes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capes vs chapel". 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 #167,858 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.