Which to use
“cru” is an adjective and “CSA” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,326
- “cru” frequency rank
- #12,945
- “CSA” frequency rank
- 14271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cru | CSA |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas cuit. | Autorité administrative indépendante qui régule le secteur de la communication audiovisuelle en France. |
Where the eye mixes cru and CSA
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cru vs CSA
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cru is \kʁy\ while CSA is \se.ɛs.a\. 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 (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cru is recorded at frequency rank #1,326, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁy\. CSA is at rank #12,945, tagged as aname, pronounced \se.ɛs.a\.
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 14271, this pair ranks #397,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cru vs CSA
Shared letters: c. Private to "cru": ru. Private to "CSA": as.
"cru" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "CSA" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cru" for "CSA" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cru" vs "CSA" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cru" and "CSA" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cru" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CSA" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cru" and "CSA" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CSA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.