Which to use
“craque” and “croque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,897
- “craque” frequency rank
- #18,703
- “croque” frequency rank
- 33600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craque | croque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mensonge. | Croque-monsieur. |
Where the eye mixes craque and croque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between craque and croque
A purely visual mix-up. craque (\kʁak\) and croque (\kʁɔk\) 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 “craque” becomes o in “croque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craque is recorded at frequency rank #14,897, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁak\. croque is at rank #18,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\.
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 33600, this pair ranks #289,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craque vs croque
Shared letters: ceqru. Private to "craque": a. Private to "croque": o.
"craque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "craque" for "croque" ever safe?
Frequency check: "craque" vs "croque" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "craque" and "croque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "craque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craque" and "croque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claquée vs craque". 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 #289,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.