Which to use
“crin” and “crop” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,257
- “crin” frequency rank
- #27,026
- “crop” frequency rank
- 69283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crin | crop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poil long et rude qui pousse au cou, à la queue et aux extrémités inférieures des membres de certains animaux et spécialement des chevaux. | Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle. |
Letter map: crin vs crop
Shared letters muted; letters that set crin and crop apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. crin and crop follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on crin vs crop
crin and crop are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crin is recorded at frequency rank #42,257, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛ̃\. crop is at rank #27,026, tagged as anoun.
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 69283, this pair ranks #55,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crin vs crop
Shared letters: cr. Private to "crin": in. Private to "crop": op.
"crin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crin" and "crop" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "crin" or "crop" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "crin" and "crop".
- Full dictionary entry for "crin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crop" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crin" and "crop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs crin". 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 #55,756 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.