Which to use
“Cré” is a name and “crow” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,203
- “Cré” frequency rank
- #34,485
- “crow” frequency rank
- 74688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cré | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancien nom de la commune française Cré-sur-Loir. | Corneille. |
Where the eye mixes Cré and crow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Cré with crow
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Cré is \kʁe\ while crow is \kɹəʊ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cré is recorded at frequency rank #40,203, classified as aname, pronounced \kʁe\. crow is at rank #34,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹəʊ\.
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 74688, this pair ranks #36,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cré vs crow
Shared letters: cr. Private to "Cré": é. Private to "crow": ow.
"Cré" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crow ← ccrow · corw · croww · crrow · crwo · rcow
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cré" for "crow" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Cré" or "crow"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cré" and "crow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cré". 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 #36,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.