Which to use
“coup” and “crop” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #226
- “coup” frequency rank
- #27,026
- “crop” frequency rank
- 27252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coup | crop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impression que fait un corps sur un autre en le frappant. | Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle. |
Letter map: coup vs crop
Shared letters muted; letters that set coup and crop apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
coup and crop are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coup is recorded at frequency rank #226, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku\. crop is at rank #27,026, tagged as anoun.
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 27252, this pair ranks #330,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coup vs crop
Shared letters: cop. Private to "coup": u. Private to "crop": r.
"coup" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "crop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coup" and "crop" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coup" or "crop"?
What to do next
You've compared "coup" and "crop". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "coup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coup" and "crop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs crop". 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
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