Which to use
“crique” and “croque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,361
- “crique” frequency rank
- #18,703
- “croque” frequency rank
- 51064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crique | croque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite baie, partie du rivage qui forme dans les terres un enfoncement où de petits bateaux peuvent se mettre à l’abri. | Croque-monsieur. |
Where the eye mixes crique and croque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crique with croque
A purely visual mix-up. crique (\kʁik\) and croque (\kʁɔk\) 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 a single letter - i in “crique” becomes o in “croque”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crique is recorded at frequency rank #32,361, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁik\. croque is at rank #18,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\.
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 51064, this pair ranks #157,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crique vs croque
Shared letters: ceqru. Private to "crique": i. Private to "croque": o.
"crique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crique" and "croque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "crique" or "croque" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "crique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crique" and "croque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crique vs criquets". 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 #157,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.