Which to use
“croît” and “crop” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,977
- “croît” frequency rank
- #27,026
- “crop” frequency rank
- 46003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croît | crop |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Augmentation d’un troupeau par la naissance des petits. | Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle. |
Letter map: croît vs crop
Shared letters muted; letters that set croît and crop apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. croît runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against crop's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: croît and crop
croît 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croît is recorded at frequency rank #18,977, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁwa\. 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 46003, this pair ranks #198,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croît vs crop
Shared letters: cor. Private to "croît": tî. Private to "crop": p.
"croît" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "crop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crop ← ccrop · cropp · crpo · crrop · rcop
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croît" and "crop" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "croît" vs "crop" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "croît" vs "crop" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "croît" 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 #198,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croît" and "crop" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs crop". 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 #198,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.