Which to use
“coaches” and “crache” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,560
- “coaches” frequency rank
- #12,347
- “crache” frequency rank
- 61907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coaches | crache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coach. | Rejet de métal en fusion par l'avant d'une tuyère. |
Where the eye mixes coaches and crache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coaches runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against crache's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between coaches and crache
A purely visual mix-up. coaches (\kɔtʃ\) and crache (\kʁaʃ\) 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 61907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coaches is recorded at frequency rank #49,560, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔtʃ\. crache is at rank #12,347, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁaʃ\.
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 61907, this pair ranks #89,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coaches vs crache
Shared letters: aceh. Private to "coaches": os. Private to "crache": r.
"coaches" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "crache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coaches" for "crache" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coaches" or "crache" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coaches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coaches" and "crache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coaches vs cochet". 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 #89,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.