Which to use
“Craig” is a name and “crash” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,383
- “Craig” frequency rank
- #7,044
- “crash” frequency rank
- 18427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Craig | crash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille anglophone. | Atterrissage très brutal d’un avion le train rentré. |
Letter map: Craig vs crash
Shared letters muted; letters that set Craig and crash apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Craig vs crash
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Craig is aname and crashanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Craig is recorded at frequency rank #11,383, classified as aname. crash is at rank #7,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁaʃ\.
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 18427, this pair ranks #378,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Craig vs crash
Shared letters: acr. Private to "Craig": gi. Private to "crash": hs.
"Craig" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "crash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "Craig" and "crash". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Craig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Craig" and "crash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cai vs Craig". 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 #378,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.