Which to use
“crame” and “croie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,887
- “crame” frequency rank
- #23,159
- “croie” frequency rank
- 59046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crame | croie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de cramer. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de croire. |
Where the eye mixes crame and croie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crame with croie
A purely visual mix-up. crame (\kʁam\) and croie (\kʁwa\) 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 59046, 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\. croie is at rank #23,159, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa\.
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 59046, this pair ranks #105,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crame vs croie
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crame": am. Private to "croie": io.
"crame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "croie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crame" and "croie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "crame" or "croie" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "crame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crame" and "croie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crame vs curage". 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 #105,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.