Which to use
“crade” and “crânes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,340
- “crade” frequency rank
- #23,161
- “crânes” frequency rank
- 59501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crade | crânes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sale. | Pluriel de crâne. |
Where the eye mixes crade and crânes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crade with crânes
A purely visual mix-up. crade (\kʁad\) and crânes (\kʁan\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crade is recorded at frequency rank #36,340, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁad\. crânes is at rank #23,161, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁan\.
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 59501, this pair ranks #102,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crade vs crânes
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crade": ad. Private to "crânes": nsâ.
"crade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crânes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crade ← ccrade · cradde · craed · crdae · crrade · rcade
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crade" for "crânes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crade" vs "crânes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crânes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,783 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crade" and "crânes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crade vs curage". 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 #102,783 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.