Which to use
“carpes” and “crêpes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,050
- “carpes” frequency rank
- #12,757
- “crêpes” frequency rank
- 58807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carpes | crêpes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de carpe. | Pluriel de crêpe, sorte d’étoffe. |
Where the eye mixes carpes and crêpes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carpes (CVCCVC) and crêpes (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: carpes vs crêpes
A purely visual mix-up. carpes (\kaʁp\) and crêpes (\kʁɛp\) 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 58807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carpes is recorded at frequency rank #46,050, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁp\. crêpes is at rank #12,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛp\.
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 58807, this pair ranks #106,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carpes vs crêpes
Shared letters: ceprs. Private to "carpes": a. Private to "crêpes": ê.
"carpes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crêpes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- carpes ← acrpes · capres · careps · carpess · carppes · carpse · carrpes · ccarpes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carpes" and "crêpes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carpes" vs "crêpes" - 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 "carpes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crêpes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carpes" and "crêpes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carpes vs carrez". 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 #106,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.