Which to use
“crache” is a noun and “crachent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,347
- “crache” frequency rank
- #30,117
- “crachent” frequency rank
- 42464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crache | crachent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet de métal en fusion par l'avant d'une tuyère. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de cracher. |
Same sound, different letters: crache vs crachent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. crache runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against crachent's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: crache vs crachent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: crache and crachent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kʁaʃ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “crache” sits inside “crachent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crache is recorded at frequency rank #12,347, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁaʃ\. crachent is at rank #30,117, tagged as averb, 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 42464, this pair ranks #225,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crache vs crachent
Shared letters: acehr. Private to "crache": -. Private to "crachent": nt.
"crache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crachent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crache" and "crachent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crache" vs "crachent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "crache" / "crachent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "crache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crachent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crache" and "crachent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs crachent". 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 #225,424 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.