Which to use
“crapule” and “craque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,368
- “crapule” frequency rank
- #14,897
- “craque” frequency rank
- 58265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crapule | craque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | , Ivrognerie | Mensonge. |
Where the eye mixes crapule and craque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crapule and craque
A purely visual mix-up. crapule (\kʁa.pyl\) and craque (\kʁak\) 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 58265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crapule is recorded at frequency rank #43,368, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁa.pyl\. craque is at rank #14,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁak\.
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 58265, this pair ranks #110,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crapule vs craque
Shared letters: aceru. Private to "crapule": lp. Private to "craque": q.
"crapule" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "craque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crapule" and "craque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crapule" or "craque"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crapule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crapule" and "craque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crapule vs crapules". 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 #110,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.