Which to use
“CROUS” and “crow” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,502
- “CROUS” frequency rank
- #34,485
- “crow” frequency rank
- 57987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CROUS | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organisme chargé des œuvres sociales, de l’hébergement et de la restauration des étudiants. | Corneille. |
Where the eye mixes CROUS and crow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between CROUS and crow
A purely visual mix-up. CROUS (\kʁus\) and crow (\kɹəʊ\) 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 57987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CROUS is recorded at frequency rank #23,502, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁus\. 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 57987, this pair ranks #111,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of CROUS vs crow
Shared letters: cor. Private to "CROUS": su. Private to "crow": w.
"CROUS" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CROUS" for "crow" ever safe?
Which is more common, "CROUS" or "crow"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "CROUS" 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 #111,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CROUS" 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 #111,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.