Which to use
“crâne” and “crée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,659
- “crâne” frequency rank
- #2,272
- “crée” frequency rank
- 6931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crâne | crée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Assemblage des os de la tête, partie du squelette destinée à protéger l’encéphale. | Sorte de toile. |
Where the eye mixes crâne and crée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crâne vs crée
A purely visual mix-up. crâne (\kʁɑn\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6931, 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\. 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 6931, this pair ranks #424,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crâne vs crée
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crâne": nâ. Private to "crée": é.
"crâne" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crée" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crâne" and "crée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crâne" vs "crée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crâne" 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 #424,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crâne" and "crée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crâne vs curage". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #424,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.