Which to use
“claques” and “craque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,570
- “claques” frequency rank
- #14,897
- “craque” frequency rank
- 36467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claques | craque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de claque. | Mensonge. |
Where the eye mixes claques and craque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. claques runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against craque's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses claques with craque
A purely visual mix-up. claques (\klak\) and craque (\kʁak\) 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 36467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claques is recorded at frequency rank #21,570, classified as anoun, pronounced \klak\. craque is at rank #14,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁak\.
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 36467, this pair ranks #269,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of claques vs craque
Shared letters: acequ. Private to "claques": ls. Private to "craque": r.
"claques" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "craque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "claques" and "craque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "claques" or "craque"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "claques" and "craque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "claques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claques" and "craque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs claques". 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 #269,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.