Which to use
“crache” and “crampe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,347
- “crache” frequency rank
- #35,888
- “crampe” frequency rank
- 48235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crache | crampe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet de métal en fusion par l'avant d'une tuyère. | Contraction spasmodique, douloureuse qui se fait sentir principalement à la jambe et au pied. |
Where the eye mixes crache and crampe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crache and crampe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses crache with crampe
A purely visual mix-up. crache (\kʁaʃ\) and crampe (\kʁɑ̃p\) 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 48235, 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\. crampe is at rank #35,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑ̃p\.
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 48235, this pair ranks #180,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crache vs crampe
Shared letters: acer. Private to "crache": h. Private to "crampe": mp.
"crache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crampe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crache" and "crampe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "crache" or "crampe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crampe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crache" and "crampe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crade vs crampe". 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 #180,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.