Which to use
“clac” is an onomatopoeia and “cra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,310
- “clac” frequency rank
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- 77511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clac | cra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Onomatopée qui traduit un bruit sec et rapide. | très |
Where the eye mixes clac and cra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: clac vs cra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clac is \klak\ while cra is \kʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (onomatopoeia vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clac is recorded at frequency rank #36,310, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced \klak\. 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 77511, this pair ranks #28,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clac vs cra
Shared letters: ac. Private to "clac": l. Private to "cra": r.
"clac" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clac ← calc · cclac · clacc · clca · cllac · lcac
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clac" and "cra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clac" or "cra"?
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 "clac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clac" and "cra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cra". 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 #28,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.