Which to use
“crayon” is a noun and “croyons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,833
- “crayon” frequency rank
- #11,750
- “croyons” frequency rank
- 20583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crayon | croyons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceau de bois cylindrique fin contenant une mine en son centre, taillé afin d’obtenir une pointe à l’extrémité et qui permet de dessiner, colorier ou écrire avec la main. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set crayon and croyons apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
crayon and croyons form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crayon is recorded at frequency rank #8,833, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛ.jɔ̃\. croyons is at rank #11,750, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.jɔ̃\.
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 20583, this pair ranks #367,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crayon" and "croyons" be used interchangeably?
Remembering crayon vs croyons
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “crayon”; for a verb, it's “croyons”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “crayon” entry
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