Which to use
“couchent” and “crachent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,758
- “couchent” frequency rank
- #30,117
- “crachent” frequency rank
- 57875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | couchent | crachent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de coucher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de cracher. |
Where the eye mixes couchent and crachent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. couchent (CVVCCVCC) and crachent (CCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses couchent with crachent
A purely visual mix-up. couchent (\kuʃ\) and crachent (\kʁaʃ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
couchent is recorded at frequency rank #27,758, classified as averb, pronounced \kuʃ\. crachent is at rank #30,117, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁaʃ\.
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 57875, this pair ranks #112,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of couchent vs crachent
Shared letters: cehnt. Private to "couchent": ou. Private to "crachent": ar.
"couchent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "crachent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "couchent" and "crachent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "couchent" or "crachent"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "couchent" and "crachent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "couchent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crachent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,410 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "couchent" and "crachent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs crachent". 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 #112,410 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.