Which to use
“cloches” and “crochets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,369
- “cloches” frequency rank
- #17,666
- “crochets” frequency rank
- 29035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cloches | crochets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cloche (instrument). | Pluriel de crochet. |
Where the eye mixes cloches and crochets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cloches runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against crochets's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cloches vs crochets
A purely visual mix-up. cloches (\klɔʃ\) and crochets (\kʁɔ.ʃɛ\) 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 29035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cloches is recorded at frequency rank #11,369, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɔʃ\. crochets is at rank #17,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔ.ʃɛ\.
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 29035, this pair ranks #319,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cloches vs crochets
Shared letters: cehos. Private to "cloches": l. Private to "crochets": rt.
"cloches" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "crochets" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cloches" and "crochets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cloches" or "crochets" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cloches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crochets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,140 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cloches" and "crochets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachats vs crochets". 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 #319,140 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.