Which to use
“crew” and “cure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,685
- “crew” frequency rank
- #7,048
- “cure” frequency rank
- 27733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crew | cure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Groupe. | Soin, souci. — En ce sens, il est surtout usité dans l’expression : n’avoir cure. |
Where the eye mixes crew and cure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crew with cure
A purely visual mix-up. crew (\kʁu\) and cure (\kyʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crew is recorded at frequency rank #20,685, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁu\. cure is at rank #7,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kyʁ\.
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 27733, this pair ranks #327,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crew vs cure
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crew": w. Private to "cure": u.
"crew" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crew" for "cure" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crew" or "cure"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crew" and "cure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crew" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crew" and "cure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs crew". 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 #327,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.