Which to use
“crevée” and “crevette” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,626
- “crevée” frequency rank
- #24,533
- “crevette” frequency rank
- 58159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crevée | crevette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trouée, échancrure, déchirure. | Petit crustacé décapode comestible qu’on pêche sur le bord de la mer ou en eau douce. |
Where the eye mixes crevée and crevette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crevée runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against crevette's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crevée with crevette
A purely visual mix-up. crevée (\kʁə.ve\) and crevette (\kʁə.vɛt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crevée is recorded at frequency rank #33,626, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁə.ve\. crevette is at rank #24,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁə.vɛt\.
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 58159, this pair ranks #110,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crevée vs crevette
Shared letters: cerv. Private to "crevée": é. Private to "crevette": t.
"crevée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "crevette" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crevette ← ccrevette · cervette · creevtte · crevete · crevetet · crevtete · crevvette · crrevette
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crevée" and "crevette" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crevée" or "crevette"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crevette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crevée" and "crevette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clèves vs crevée". 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 #110,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.