Which to use
“cra” is an adverb and “crade” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- #36,340
- “crade” frequency rank
- 77541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cra | crade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | très | Sale. |
Where the eye mixes cra and crade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cra runs 3 letters (CCV) against crade's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cra vs crade
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cra is \kʁa\ while crade is \kʁad\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cra” sits inside “crade”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cra is recorded at frequency rank #41,201, classified as anadv, pronounced \kʁa\. crade is at rank #36,340, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁad\.
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 77541, this pair ranks #28,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cra vs crade
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cra": -. Private to "crade": de.
"cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crade ← ccrade · cradde · craed · crdae · crrade · rcade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cra" and "crade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cra" or "crade"?
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 "cra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cra" and "crade" 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 #28,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.