Which to use
“crâne” is a noun and “crânes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,659
- “crâne” frequency rank
- #23,161
- “crânes” frequency rank
- 27820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crâne | crânes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assemblage des os de la tête, partie du squelette destinée à protéger l’encéphale. | Pluriel de crâne. |
Where the eye mixes crâne and crânes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crâne and crânes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crâne is \kʁɑn\ while crânes is \kʁan\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “crâne” sits inside “crânes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crâne is recorded at frequency rank #4,659, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɑn\. crânes is at rank #23,161, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁan\.
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 27820, this pair ranks #326,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crâne vs crânes
Shared letters: cenrâ. Private to "crâne": -. Private to "crânes": s.
"crâne" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crânes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crâne" and "crânes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crâne" vs "crânes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crâne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crânes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,564 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crâne" and "crânes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs crânes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,564 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.