Which to use
“crame” is a verb and “Cré” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,887
- “crame” frequency rank
- #40,203
- “Cré” frequency rank
- 76090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crame | Cré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cramer. | Ancien nom de la commune française Cré-sur-Loir. |
Where the eye mixes crame and Cré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. crame runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Cré's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between crame and Cré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crame is \kʁam\ while Cré is \kʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crame is recorded at frequency rank #35,887, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁam\. Cré is at rank #40,203, tagged as aname, pronounced \kʁe\.
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 76090, this pair ranks #32,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crame vs Cré
Shared letters: cr. Private to "crame": aem. Private to "Cré": é.
"crame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Cré" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crame ← carme · ccrame · cramme · crmae · crrame · rcame
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crame" and "Cré" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "crame" or "Cré" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,124 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crame" and "Cré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cré". 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 #32,124 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.