Which to use
“clap” is a noun and “cra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,906
- “clap” frequency rank
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- 66107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clap | cra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Outil de cinématographie composé de deux planchettes reliées par une charnière, que l'on filme en train d'être rabattu, et en enregistre simultanément le son du claquement sec, en début de séquence de tournage, ceci permettant une synchronisation ultérieure de l'image et du son. | très |
Where the eye mixes clap and cra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. clap runs 4 letters (CCVC) against cra's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between clap and cra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: clap is \klap\ 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 (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clap is recorded at frequency rank #24,906, classified as anoun, pronounced \klap\. 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 66107, this pair ranks #69,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clap vs cra
Shared letters: ac. Private to "clap": lp. Private to "cra": r.
"clap" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clap ← calp · cclap · clapp · cllap · clpa · lcap
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clap" for "cra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clap" or "cra"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clap" and "cra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clap" 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 #69,260 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clap" 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 #69,260 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.