Which to use
“crêpe” is a noun and “crevé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,798
- “crêpe” frequency rank
- #13,763
- “crevé” frequency rank
- 33561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crêpe | crevé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étoffe claire, légère et comme frisée, faite de laine fine ou de soie crue et gommée. | Mort. |
Where the eye mixes crêpe and crevé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crêpe vs crevé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crêpe is \kʁɛp\ while crevé is \kʁə.ve\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crêpe is recorded at frequency rank #19,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛp\. crevé is at rank #13,763, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁə.ve\.
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 33561, this pair ranks #289,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crêpe vs crevé
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crêpe": pê. Private to "crevé": vé.
"crêpe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crevé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crêpe" and "crevé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "crêpe" or "crevé" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crêpe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crevé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crêpe" and "crevé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cese vs crêpe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.