Which to use
“cramer” is a verb and “crimes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,850
- “cramer” frequency rank
- #2,916
- “crimes” frequency rank
- 19766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cramer | crimes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quelque chose crame : brûler, se consumer, roussir par l’action du feu ou d’un excès de chaleur. | Pluriel de crime. |
Where the eye mixes cramer and crimes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cramer with crimes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cramer is \kʁa.me\ while crimes is \kʁim\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cramer is recorded at frequency rank #16,850, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁa.me\. crimes is at rank #2,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁim\.
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 19766, this pair ranks #371,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cramer vs crimes
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "cramer": a. Private to "crimes": is.
"cramer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crimes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cramer" for "crimes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cramer" or "crimes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cramer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crimes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cramer" and "crimes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clameur vs cramer". 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 #371,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.