Which to use
“connes” and “crânes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,619
- “connes” frequency rank
- #23,161
- “crânes” frequency rank
- 56780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connes | crânes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de con. | Pluriel de crâne. |
Where the eye mixes connes and crânes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: connes vs crânes
A purely visual mix-up. connes (\kɔn\) and crânes (\kʁan\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connes is recorded at frequency rank #33,619, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔn\. crânes is at rank #23,161, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁan\.
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 56780, this pair ranks #118,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connes vs crânes
Shared letters: cens. Private to "connes": o. Private to "crânes": râ.
"connes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crânes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connes ← cconnes · cnones · conens · conness · connse · ocnnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connes" for "crânes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "connes" vs "crânes" - which ranks higher?
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 "connes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crânes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,951 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connes" and "crânes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs connes". 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 #118,951 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.