Which to use
“Cros” is a name and “crow” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,428
- “Cros” frequency rank
- #34,485
- “crow” frequency rank
- 65913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cros | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Corneille. |
Letter map: Cros vs crow
Shared letters muted; letters that set Cros and crow apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Cros vs crow
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Cros is aname and crowanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - s in “Cros” becomes w in “crow”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cros is recorded at frequency rank #31,428, classified as aname. 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 65913, this pair ranks #70,199 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cros vs crow
Shared letters: cor. Private to "Cros": s. Private to "crow": w.
"Cros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Cros" and "crow" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Cros" or "crow" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Cros" and "crow".
- Full dictionary entry for "Cros" 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 #70,199 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cros" 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 #70,199 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.