Which to use
“crânes” and “crues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,161
- “crânes” frequency rank
- #15,117
- “crues” frequency rank
- 38278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crânes | crues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crâne. | Féminin pluriel de cru. |
Where the eye mixes crânes and crues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crânes with crues
A purely visual mix-up. crânes (\kʁan\) and crues (\kʁy\) 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 38278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crânes is recorded at frequency rank #23,161, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁan\. crues is at rank #15,117, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 38278, this pair ranks #256,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crânes vs crues
Shared letters: cers. Private to "crânes": nâ. Private to "crues": u.
"crânes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crues" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crues ← ccrues · creus · crrues · cruess · cruse · rcues
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crânes" for "crues" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crânes" vs "crues" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crânes" and "crues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crânes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crânes" and "crues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs crânes". 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 #256,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.