Which to use
“cra” is an adverb and “cream” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,201
- “cra” frequency rank
- #28,121
- “cream” frequency rank
- 69322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cra | cream |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | très | Crème (aliment). |
Where the eye mixes cra and cream
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cra runs 3 letters (CCV) against cream's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cra with cream
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cra is \kʁa\ while cream is \kɹiːm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69322, 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\. cream is at rank #28,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹiːm\.
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 69322, this pair ranks #55,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cra vs cream
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cra": -. Private to "cream": em.
"cra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "cream" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cream ← ccream · ceram · craem · creamm · crema · crream · rceam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cra" for "cream" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cra" vs "cream" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cra" and "cream" 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 "cream" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cra" and "cream" 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 #55,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.