Which to use
“Cros” is a name and “crush” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,428
- “Cros” frequency rank
- #24,169
- “crush” frequency rank
- 55597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cros | crush |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Attirance ; désir ; pulsion |
Letter map: Cros vs crush
Shared letters muted; letters that set Cros and crush apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Cros runs 4 letters (CCVC) against crush's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Cros vs crush
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Cros is aname and crushanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cros is recorded at frequency rank #31,428, classified as aname. crush is at rank #24,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁœʃ\.
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 55597, this pair ranks #126,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cros vs crush
Shared letters: crs. Private to "Cros": o. Private to "crush": hu.
"Cros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crush" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cros" for "crush" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Cros" vs "crush" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Cros" vs "crush" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crush" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cros" and "crush" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cros". 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 #126,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.