Which to use
“crabe” and “crans” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,915
- “crabe” frequency rank
- #41,202
- “crans” frequency rank
- 59117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crabe | crans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crustacé décapode, à large carapace, dont on mange la chair. | Pluriel de cran. |
Where the eye mixes crabe and crans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crabe (CCVCV) and crans (CCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: crabe vs crans
A purely visual mix-up. crabe (\kʁab\) and crans (\kʁɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crabe is recorded at frequency rank #17,915, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁab\. crans is at rank #41,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑ̃\.
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 59117, this pair ranks #104,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crabe vs crans
Shared letters: acr. Private to "crabe": be. Private to "crans": ns.
"crabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crans" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crabe" for "crans" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crabe" vs "crans" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,979 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crabe" and "crans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCAS vs crans". 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 #104,979 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.