Which to use
“chat” is a noun and “cra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,433
- “chat” frequency rank
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- 42634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chat | cra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mammifère carnivore félin de taille moyenne, au museau court et arrondi, domestiqué, apprivoisé ou encore à l’état sauvage. | très |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chat and cra apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
chat and cra form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chat is recorded at frequency rank #1,433, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃa\. cra is at rank #41,201, tagged as anadv, pronounced \kʁa\.
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 42634, this pair ranks #224,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chat" and "cra" be used interchangeably?
Remembering chat vs cra
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “chat”; for an adverb, it's “cra”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “chat” entry
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