Which to use
“claque” and “croque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,942
- “claque” frequency rank
- #18,703
- “croque” frequency rank
- 26645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claque | croque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coup du plat de la main. | Croque-monsieur. |
Where the eye mixes claque and croque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: claque vs croque
A purely visual mix-up. claque (\klak\) and croque (\kʁɔk\) 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 26645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claque is recorded at frequency rank #7,942, classified as anoun, pronounced \klak\. croque is at rank #18,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\.
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 26645, this pair ranks #333,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of claque vs croque
Shared letters: cequ. Private to "claque": al. Private to "croque": or.
"claque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "claque" and "croque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "claque" or "croque" show up more?
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 "claque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claque" and "croque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croce vs croque". 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 #333,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.