Which to use
“copy” and “crop” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,360
- “copy” frequency rank
- #27,026
- “crop” frequency rank
- 70386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copy | crop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Copie. | Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle. |
Letter map: copy vs crop
Shared letters muted; letters that set copy and crop apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. copy (CVCV) and crop (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on copy vs crop
copy and crop are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copy is recorded at frequency rank #43,360, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɒp.i\. crop is at rank #27,026, tagged as anoun.
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 70386, this pair ranks #51,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of copy vs crop
Shared letters: cop. Private to "copy": y. Private to "crop": r.
"copy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "copy" and "crop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "copy" or "crop" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "copy" and "crop". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "copy" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,495 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copy" and "crop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copy vs coupa". 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 #51,495 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.