Which to use
“cra” is an adverb and “craft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- #37,258
- “craft” frequency rank
- 78459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cra | craft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | très | Recette permettant de fabriquer un objet. |
Where the eye mixes cra and craft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cra runs 3 letters (CCV) against craft's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cra and craft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cra is \kʁa\ while craft is \kʁaft\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cra” sits inside “craft”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78459, 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\. craft is at rank #37,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁaft\.
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 78459, this pair ranks #25,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cra vs craft
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cra": -. Private to "craft": ft.
"cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- craft ← carft · ccraft · crafft · craftt · cratf · crfat · crraft · rcaft
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cra" and "craft" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cra" or "craft"?
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 "craft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cra" and "craft" 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 #25,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.