Which to use
“chrome” and “crème” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,367
- “chrome” frequency rank
- #3,191
- “crème” frequency rank
- 14558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chrome | crème |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élément chimique métallique de symbole Cr et de numéro atomique 24. | Partie la plus grasse du lait, avec laquelle on fait le beurre. |
Where the eye mixes chrome and crème
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chrome and crème
A purely visual mix-up. chrome (\kʁom\) and crème (\kʁɛm\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chrome is recorded at frequency rank #11,367, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁom\. crème is at rank #3,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛm\.
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 14558, this pair ranks #396,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chrome vs crème
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "chrome": ho. Private to "crème": è.
"chrome" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV · "crème" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- chrome ← cchrome · chhrome · chorme · chrmoe · chroem · chromme · chrrome · crhome
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chrome" for "crème" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chrome" vs "crème" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "chrome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crème" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chrome" and "crème" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chrome vs croce". 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 #396,153 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.