Which to use
“crachats” and “crochets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,818
- “crachats” frequency rank
- #17,666
- “crochets” frequency rank
- 65484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crachats | crochets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crachat. | Pluriel de crochet. |
Where the eye mixes crachats and crochets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. crachats and crochets follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between crachats and crochets
A purely visual mix-up. crachats (\kʁa.ʃa\) and crochets (\kʁɔ.ʃɛ\) 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 65484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crachats is recorded at frequency rank #47,818, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁa.ʃa\. crochets is at rank #17,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔ.ʃɛ\.
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 65484, this pair ranks #72,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crachats vs crochets
Shared letters: chrst. Private to "crachats": a. Private to "crochets": eo.
"crachats" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "crochets" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crachats" for "crochets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crachats" vs "crochets" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crachats" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crochets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,141 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crachats" and "crochets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs crachats". 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 #72,141 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.