Which to use
“craft” is a noun and “crut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,258
- “craft” frequency rank
- #30,968
- “crut” frequency rank
- 68226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craft | crut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recette permettant de fabriquer un objet. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de croire. |
Where the eye mixes craft and crut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. craft runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against crut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses craft with crut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: craft is \kʁaft\ while crut is \kʁy\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68226, 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\. crut is at rank #30,968, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 68226, this pair ranks #60,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of craft vs crut
Shared letters: crt. Private to "craft": af. Private to "crut": u.
"craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "crut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "craft" for "crut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "craft" vs "crut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "craft" and "crut" 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 "crut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,024 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craft" and "crut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "craft vs crau". 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 #60,024 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.