Which to use
“cra” is an adverb and “crash” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- #7,044
- “crash” frequency rank
- 48245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cra | crash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | très | Atterrissage très brutal d’un avion le train rentré. |
Where the eye mixes cra and crash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cra runs 3 letters (CCV) against crash's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cra and crash
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cra is \kʁa\ while crash is \kʁaʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cra” sits inside “crash”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48245, 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\. crash is at rank #7,044, tagged as anoun, 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 48245, this pair ranks #180,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cra vs crash
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cra": -. Private to "crash": hs.
"cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crash ← carsh · ccrash · crahs · crashh · crassh · crrash · crsah · rcash
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cra" and "crash" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cra" vs "crash" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cra" and "crash" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cra" and "crash" 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 #180,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.