Which to use
“corbin” and “crin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,729
- “corbin” frequency rank
- #42,257
- “crin” frequency rank
- 80986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corbin | crin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancien synonyme de corbeau ou de grand corbeau (oiseau). | Poil long et rude qui pousse au cou, à la queue et aux extrémités inférieures des membres de certains animaux et spécialement des chevaux. |
Where the eye mixes corbin and crin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. corbin runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against crin's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between corbin and crin
A purely visual mix-up. corbin (\kɔʁ.bɛ̃\) and crin (\kʁɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corbin is recorded at frequency rank #38,729, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.bɛ̃\. crin is at rank #42,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛ̃\.
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 80986, this pair ranks #19,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of corbin vs crin
Shared letters: cinr. Private to "corbin": bo. Private to "crin": -.
"corbin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corbin" for "crin" ever safe?
Which is more common, "corbin" or "crin"?
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 "corbin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corbin" and "crin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs crin". 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 #19,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.