Which to use
“crop” and “crow” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,026
- “crop” frequency rank
- #34,485
- “crow” frequency rank
- 61511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crop | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Redécoupage ou recadrage d'une photo ou d'une image virtuelle. | Corneille. |
Letter map: crop vs crow
Shared letters muted; letters that set crop and crow apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on crop vs crow
crop and crow 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 a single letter - p in “crop” becomes w in “crow”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crop is recorded at frequency rank #27,026, classified as anoun. crow is at rank #34,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹəʊ\.
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 61511, this pair ranks #91,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crop vs crow
Shared letters: cor. Private to "crop": p. Private to "crow": w.
"crop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crop" for "crow" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crop" or "crow"?
Useful next steps
Pair "crop" vs "crow" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "crop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crop" and "crow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs crow". 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 #91,865 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.