Which to use
“crêpes” and “crevée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,757
- “crêpes” frequency rank
- #33,626
- “crevée” frequency rank
- 46383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crêpes | crevée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crêpe, sorte d’étoffe. | Trouée, échancrure, déchirure. |
Where the eye mixes crêpes and crevée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crêpes (CCVCVC) and crevée (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: crêpes vs crevée
A purely visual mix-up. crêpes (\kʁɛp\) and crevée (\kʁə.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crêpes is recorded at frequency rank #12,757, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛp\. crevée is at rank #33,626, tagged as anoun, 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 46383, this pair ranks #195,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crêpes vs crevée
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crêpes": psê. Private to "crevée": vé.
"crêpes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crevée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crêpes" for "crevée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crêpes" vs "crevée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "crêpes" and "crevée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crêpes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crevée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crêpes" and "crevée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clèves vs crevée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.