Which to use
“coques” and “croque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,585
- “coques” frequency rank
- #18,703
- “croque” frequency rank
- 35288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coques | croque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coque. | Croque-monsieur. |
Where the eye mixes coques and croque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses coques with croque
A purely visual mix-up. coques (\kɔk\) and croque (\kʁɔk\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coques is recorded at frequency rank #16,585, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔk\. croque is at rank #18,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\.
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 35288, this pair ranks #277,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coques vs croque
Shared letters: ceoqu. Private to "coques": s. Private to "croque": r.
"coques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coques" and "croque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coques" or "croque"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coques" and "croque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coques" and "croque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codés vs coques". 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 #277,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.