Which to use
“cons” and “crus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,243
- “cons” frequency rank
- #11,557
- “crus” frequency rank
- 14800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cons | crus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de con. | Masculin pluriel de cru. |
Where the eye mixes cons and crus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cons (CVCC) and crus (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: cons vs crus
A purely visual mix-up. cons (\kɔ̃\) and crus (\kʁy\) 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 14800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cons is recorded at frequency rank #3,243, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃\. crus is at rank #11,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 14800, this pair ranks #395,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cons vs crus
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cons": no. Private to "crus": ru.
"cons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "crus" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cons" for "crus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cons" vs "crus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cons" and "crus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cons" and "crus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "casus vs crus". 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 #395,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.