Which to use
“crus” is an adjective and “crut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,557
- “crus” frequency rank
- #30,968
- “crut” frequency rank
- 42525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crus | crut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de cru. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de croire. |
Same sound, different letters: crus vs crut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - crus and crut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: crus 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 a single letter - s in “crus” becomes t in “crut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crus is recorded at frequency rank #11,557, 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 42525, this pair ranks #224,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crus vs crut
Shared letters: cru. Private to "crus": s. Private to "crut": t.
"crus" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crus" and "crut" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crus" vs "crut" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"crus" and "crut" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "crus" 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 #224,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crus" 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 #224,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.