Which to use
“com” and “crow” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,446
- “com” frequency rank
- #34,485
- “crow” frequency rank
- 37931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | com | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Communication. | Corneille. |
Where the eye mixes com and crow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between com and crow
A purely visual mix-up. com (\kɔm\) and crow (\kɹəʊ\) 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 37931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
com is recorded at frequency rank #3,446, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\. crow is at rank #34,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹəʊ\.
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 37931, this pair ranks #258,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of com vs crow
Shared letters: co. Private to "com": m. Private to "crow": rw.
"com" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crow ← ccrow · corw · croww · crrow · crwo · rcow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "com" for "crow" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "com" or "crow" 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 "com" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "com" and "crow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs crow". 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 #258,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.