Which to use
“crache” and “cruche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,347
- “crache” frequency rank
- #27,391
- “cruche” frequency rank
- 39738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crache | cruche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet de métal en fusion par l'avant d'une tuyère. | Vase de terre ou de grès, à anse, qui a ordinairement la panse large et le col étroit. |
Where the eye mixes crache and cruche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crache and cruche follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between crache and cruche
A purely visual mix-up. crache (\kʁaʃ\) and cruche (\kʁyʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “crache” becomes u in “cruche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39738, 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\. cruche is at rank #27,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁyʃ\.
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 39738, this pair ranks #245,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crache vs cruche
Shared letters: cehr. Private to "crache": a. Private to "cruche": u.
"crache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "cruche" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crache" and "cruche" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crache" or "cruche"?
Useful next steps
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 "cruche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crache" and "cruche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croce vs cruche". 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 #245,749 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.