Which to use
“croque” and “croquis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,703
- “croque” frequency rank
- #13,558
- “croquis” frequency rank
- 32261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croque | croquis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Croque-monsieur. | Esquisse rapide d'une peinture, d'une sculpture, d'un monument. |
Where the eye mixes croque and croquis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. croque runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against croquis's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses croque with croquis
A purely visual mix-up. croque (\kʁɔk\) and croquis (\kʁɔ.ki\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croque is recorded at frequency rank #18,703, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔk\. croquis is at rank #13,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔ.ki\.
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 32261, this pair ranks #298,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croque vs croquis
Shared letters: coqru. Private to "croque": e. Private to "croquis": is.
"croque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "croquis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croque" and "croquis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "croque" vs "croquis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "croque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croquis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croque" and "croquis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croce vs croque". 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 #298,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.