Which to use
“crow” and “crown” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,485
- “crow” frequency rank
- #31,429
- “crown” frequency rank
- 65914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crow | crown |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corneille. | Verre spécial utilisé en optique. → voir crown-glass |
Where the eye mixes crow and crown
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crow with crown
A purely visual mix-up. crow (\kɹəʊ\) and crown (\kʁon\) 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 extra letter(s) - “crow” sits inside “crown”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crow is recorded at frequency rank #34,485, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɹəʊ\. crown is at rank #31,429, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁon\.
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 65914, this pair ranks #70,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crow vs crown
Shared letters: corw. Private to "crow": -. Private to "crown": n.
"crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crown" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crow" for "crown" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crow" vs "crown" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crow" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crown" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crow" and "crown" 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 #70,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.