Which to use
“Clara” is a name and “cra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,216
- “Clara” frequency rank
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- 49417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clara | cra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancien nom officiel d’une commune française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Orientales, dont le nom officiel est maintenant Clara-Villerach. | très |
Where the eye mixes Clara and cra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Clara runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against cra's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Clara and cra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Clara is \kla.ʁa\ while cra is \kʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clara is recorded at frequency rank #8,216, classified as aname, pronounced \kla.ʁa\. 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 49417, this pair ranks #170,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clara vs cra
Shared letters: acr. Private to "Clara": l. Private to "cra": -.
"Clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Clara ← calra · cclara · claar · clarra · cllara · clraa · lcara
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clara" for "cra" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Clara" or "cra" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clara" 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 #170,837 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clara" 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 #170,837 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.