Which to use
“craquant” and “croquant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,245
- “craquant” frequency rank
- #38,236
- “croquant” frequency rank
- 77481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craquant | croquant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui craque, fait crac. | Qui croque sous la dent. |
Where the eye mixes craquant and croquant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses craquant with croquant
A purely visual mix-up. craquant (\kʁa.kɑ̃\) and croquant (\kʁɔ.kɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - a in “craquant” becomes o in “croquant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craquant is recorded at frequency rank #39,245, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁa.kɑ̃\. croquant is at rank #38,236, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁɔ.kɑ̃\.
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 77481, this pair ranks #28,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of craquant vs croquant
Shared letters: acnqrtu. Private to "craquant": -. Private to "croquant": o.
"craquant" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC · "croquant" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "craquant" and "croquant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "craquant" or "croquant"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "craquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croquant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craquant" and "croquant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crachant vs craquant". 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 #28,235 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.