Which to use
“craft” and “croft” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,258
- “craft” frequency rank
- #39,733
- “croft” frequency rank
- 76991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craft | croft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recette permettant de fabriquer un objet. | Petite exploitation agricole clôturée, comprenant une habitation. |
Where the eye mixes craft and croft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between craft and croft
A purely visual mix-up. craft (\kʁaft\) and croft (\kɹɒft\) 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 “craft” becomes o in “croft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craft is recorded at frequency rank #37,258, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁaft\. croft is at rank #39,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹɒft\.
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 76991, this pair ranks #29,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of craft vs croft
Shared letters: cfrt. Private to "craft": a. Private to "croft": o.
"craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "croft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "craft" and "croft" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "craft" vs "croft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "craft" and "croft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "craft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craft" and "croft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croco vs croft". 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 #29,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.