Which to use
“crade” is an adjective and “craque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,340
- “crade” frequency rank
- #14,897
- “craque” frequency rank
- 51237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crade | craque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sale. | Mensonge. |
Where the eye mixes crade and craque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crade runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against craque's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crade with craque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crade is \kʁad\ while craque is \kʁak\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51237, 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\. craque is at rank #14,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁak\.
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 51237, this pair ranks #156,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crade vs craque
Shared letters: acer. Private to "crade": d. Private to "craque": qu.
"crade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "craque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crade" and "craque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "crade" or "craque" 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 "crade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crade" and "craque" 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 #156,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.