Which to use
“croquer” is a verb and “croquis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,410
- “croquer” frequency rank
- #13,558
- “croquis” frequency rank
- 33968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croquer | croquis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Produire sous les dents un bruit sec et craquant, en parlant d’aliments qui se cassent lorsqu’on les broie. | Esquisse rapide d'une peinture, d'une sculpture, d'un monument. |
Where the eye mixes croquer and croquis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. croquer and croquis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses croquer with croquis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: croquer is \kʁɔ.ke\ while croquis is \kʁɔ.ki\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croquer is recorded at frequency rank #20,410, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁɔ.ke\. 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 33968, this pair ranks #287,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croquer vs croquis
Shared letters: coqru. Private to "croquer": e. Private to "croquis": is.
"croquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "croquis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "croquer" for "croquis" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "croquer" or "croquis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "croquer" 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 #287,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croquer" and "croquis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coquet vs croquer". 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 #287,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.