Which to use
“creux” is an adjective and “CROUS” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,945
- “creux” frequency rank
- #23,502
- “CROUS” frequency rank
- 30447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creux | CROUS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui présente une cavité, un trou intérieur. | Organisme chargé des œuvres sociales, de l’hébergement et de la restauration des étudiants. |
Where the eye mixes creux and CROUS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. creux and CROUS follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between creux and CROUS
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: creux is \kʁø\ while CROUS is \kʁus\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creux is recorded at frequency rank #6,945, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁø\. CROUS is at rank #23,502, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁus\.
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 30447, this pair ranks #310,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creux vs CROUS
Shared letters: cru. Private to "creux": ex. Private to "CROUS": os.
"creux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "CROUS" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "creux" and "CROUS" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "creux" vs "CROUS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "creux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CROUS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creux" and "CROUS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croco vs CROUS". 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 #310,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.