Which to use
“cra” is an adverb and “Craig” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- #11,383
- “Craig” frequency rank
- 52584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cra | Craig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | très | Nom de famille anglophone. |
Letter map: cra vs Craig
Shared letters muted; letters that set cra and Craig apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cra runs 3 letters (CCV) against Craig's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: cra vs Craig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cra is anadverb and Craiganame. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cra” sits inside “Craig”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52584, 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\. Craig is at rank #11,383, tagged as aname.
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 52584, this pair ranks #146,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cra vs Craig
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cra": -. Private to "Craig": gi.
"cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Craig" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Craig ← carig · ccraig · cragi · craigg · criag · crraig · rcaig
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cra" for "Craig" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cra" or "Craig"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cra" and "Craig".
- Full dictionary entry for "cra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Craig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cra" and "Craig" 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 #146,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.