Which to use
“cocon” and “croco” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,930
- “cocon” frequency rank
- #49,010
- “croco” frequency rank
- 74940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cocon | croco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enveloppe que se filent beaucoup de larves d’insectes, et dans laquelle doit s’opérer leur dernière mue. | Crocodile. |
Where the eye mixes cocon and croco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cocon (CVCVC) and croco (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cocon vs croco
A purely visual mix-up. cocon (\kɔ.kɔ̃\) and croco (\kʁɔ.ko\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cocon is recorded at frequency rank #25,930, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.kɔ̃\. croco is at rank #49,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔ.ko\.
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 74940, this pair ranks #35,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cocon vs croco
Shared letters: co. Private to "cocon": n. Private to "croco": r.
"cocon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "croco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cocon" for "croco" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cocon" or "croco"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cocon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,565 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cocon" and "croco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croce 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 #35,565 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.