Which to use
“cochet” and “crochet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,935
- “cochet” frequency rank
- #10,305
- “crochet” frequency rank
- 55240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cochet | crochet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeune coq. | Petit morceau de métal recourbé servant à accrocher ou attacher quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes cochet and crochet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cochet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against crochet's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cochet and crochet
A purely visual mix-up. cochet (\kɔ.ʃɛ\) and crochet (\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 55240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cochet is recorded at frequency rank #44,935, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ʃɛ\. crochet is at rank #10,305, 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 55240, this pair ranks #128,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cochet vs crochet
Shared letters: cehot. Private to "cochet": -. Private to "crochet": r.
"cochet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crochet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cochet" for "crochet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cochet" vs "crochet" - which ranks higher?
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 "cochet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crochet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cochet" and "crochet" 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 #128,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.