Which to use
“cocher” is an adjective and “croche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,836
- “cocher” frequency rank
- #34,046
- “croche” frequency rank
- 50882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocher | croche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui permet le passage des véhicules. | Note de musique qui vaut, pour la durée, le quart d’une blanche ou la moitié d’une noire. |
Where the eye mixes cocher and croche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cocher (CVCCVC) and croche (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cocher and croche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cocher is \kɔ.ʃe\ while croche is \kʁɔʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocher is recorded at frequency rank #16,836, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ʃe\. croche is at rank #34,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔʃ\.
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 50882, this pair ranks #159,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cocher vs croche
Shared letters: cehor. Private to "cocher": -. Private to "croche": -.
"cocher" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "croche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cocher" and "croche" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cocher" or "croche"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cocher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocher" and "croche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croche 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 #159,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.