Which to use
“corn” is a noun and “cru” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,103
- “corn” frequency rank
- #1,326
- “cru” frequency rank
- 17429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | corn | cru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corne. | Qui n’est pas cuit. |
Letter map: corn vs cru
Shared letters muted; letters that set corn and cru apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - corn and cru
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: corn is anoun and cruanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
corn is recorded at frequency rank #16,103, classified as anoun. cru is at rank #1,326, 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 17429, this pair ranks #383,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of corn vs cru
Shared letters: cr. Private to "corn": no. Private to "cru": u.
"corn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cru" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- corn ← ccorn · conr · cornn · corrn · cron · ocrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "corn" for "cru" ever safe?
Frequency check: "corn" vs "cru" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "corn" and "cru".
- Full dictionary entry for "corn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "corn" and "cru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs corn". 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 #383,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.