Which to use
“cran” and “crée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,304
- “cran” frequency rank
- #2,272
- “crée” frequency rank
- 12576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cran | crée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entaille qu’on fait à un corps dur pour accrocher ou arrêter quelque chose. | Sorte de toile. |
Where the eye mixes cran and crée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cran (CCVC) and crée (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cran with crée
A purely visual mix-up. cran (\kʁɑ̃\) and crée (\kʁe.ə\) 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 12576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cran is recorded at frequency rank #10,304, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑ̃\. crée is at rank #2,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁe.ə\.
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 12576, this pair ranks #404,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cran vs crée
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cran": an. Private to "crée": eé.
"cran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crée" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cran ← carn · ccran · crann · crna · crran · rcan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cran" for "crée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cran" or "crée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cran" and "crée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs cran". 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 #404,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.