Which to use
“crues” is an adjective and “crut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,117
- “crues” frequency rank
- #30,968
- “crut” frequency rank
- 46085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crues | crut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de cru. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de croire. |
Same sound, different letters: crues vs crut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. crues runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against crut's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: crues vs crut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: crues and crut carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kʁy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crues is recorded at frequency rank #15,117, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁy\. crut is at rank #30,968, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 46085, this pair ranks #197,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crues vs crut
Shared letters: cru. Private to "crues": es. Private to "crut": t.
"crues" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "crut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crues" and "crut" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crues" vs "crut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "crues" / "crut". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "crues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crues" and "crut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "count vs crut". 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 #197,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.