Which to use
“clic” and “crac” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,618
- “clic” frequency rank
- #42,255
- “crac” frequency rank
- 51873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clic | crac |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Onomatopée exprimant un bruit sec, un claquement. | Exprime le bruit que font certains corps, durs, secs et solides, soit en se frottant violemment, soit en éclatant. |
Where the eye mixes clic and crac
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clic and crac
A purely visual mix-up. clic (\klik\) and crac (\kʁak\) 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 51873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clic is recorded at frequency rank #9,618, classified as anonomatopoeia, pronounced \klik\. crac is at rank #42,255, tagged as anonomatopoeia, 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 51873, this pair ranks #151,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clic vs crac
Shared letters: c. Private to "clic": il. Private to "crac": ar.
"clic" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crac" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clic" and "crac" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "clic" or "crac" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "clic" and "crac" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crac" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clic" and "crac" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crac vs croco". 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 #151,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.