Which to use
“corn” is a noun and “cra” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,103
- “corn” frequency rank
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- 57304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corn | cra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corne. | très |
Letter map: corn vs cra
Shared letters muted; letters that set corn and cra apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - corn and cra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: corn is anoun and craanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corn is recorded at frequency rank #16,103, classified as anoun. cra is at rank #41,201, tagged as anadv, pronounced \kʁa\.
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 57304, this pair ranks #115,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of corn vs cra
Shared letters: cr. Private to "corn": no. Private to "cra": a.
"corn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corn ← ccorn · conr · cornn · corrn · cron · ocrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "corn" and "cra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "corn" or "cra"?
Useful next steps
Pair "corn" vs "cra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "corn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corn" and "cra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cra". 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 #115,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.