Which to use
“craignant” and “craignons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,896
- “craignant” frequency rank
- #40,701
- “craignons” frequency rank
- 55597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craignant | craignons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de craindre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de craindre. |
Where the eye mixes craignant and craignons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. craignant and craignons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between craignant and craignons
A purely visual mix-up. craignant (\kʁɛ.ɲɑ̃\) and craignons (\kʁɛ.ɲɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craignant is recorded at frequency rank #14,896, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁɛ.ɲɑ̃\. craignons is at rank #40,701, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁɛ.ɲɔ̃\.
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 55597, this pair ranks #126,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craignant vs craignons
Shared letters: acginr. Private to "craignant": t. Private to "craignons": os.
"craignant" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC · "craignons" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "craignant" for "craignons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "craignant" vs "craignons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "craignant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craignons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craignant" and "craignons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "craignais vs craignons". 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 #126,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.