crier

\kʁi.je\

/\kʁi.je\/ verb

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The verdict

“crier” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,478
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeter un ou plusieurs cris.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crier · crier · French

crier · rank #4,478 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,478
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH craint

Nearest frequency peer: craint (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « crier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « crier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crier vs Cris
40% similar
crier vs cuir
60% similar
crier vs crue
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crier
PropertyValue
Headwordcrier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kʁi.je\
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,478
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « crier »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).crierse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « craint » (#4,477), « criminel » (#4,479), « constante » (#4,476). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « crier » est au #4,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around crier (IPA \kʁi.je\), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,478 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for crier, with forms such as "ccrier", "creir", and "crierr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cris", "cuir", "crue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is crier, spelled C-R-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeter un ou plusieurs cris.
  2. 2
    Élever très haut la voix dans la conversation, dans une discussion, dans un blâme, dans une gronderie, etc.
  3. 3
    Forcer trop sa voix en chantant.
  4. 4
    Grincer ; produire un bruit aigre, en se frottant rudement contre d’autres ou en se cassant, en parlant des choses.
  5. 5
    Proclamer, annoncer une chose au nom de l’autorité.
  6. 6
    Avertir souvent quelqu’un d’une chose, la lui conseiller fortement.
  7. 7
    Prononcer, à propos d’une personne ou d’une chose, un ou plusieurs mots d’un ton de voix très élevé avec le même effort que si l’on poussait un cri.
  8. 8
    Exprimer fortement, même sous forme écrite, un avis, une opinion, souvent sous forme de protestation.
  9. 9
    Mettre à l’enchère des biens, inviter à les enchérir.
  10. 10
    Attirer le chaland par ses cris ; vendre à la criée.
  11. 11
    Dire une chose hautement ou la répéter avec importunité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how crier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L’élan des grands manèges soulevant le cœur et faisant crier d’effroi les adolescentes dans la nuit bleue ne s'écarte qu’en apparence des loteries pauvrettes et des tirettes aux peluches à deux sous.
  2. Il crie de toute sa force. — Un chien qui crie parce qu’on le bat. — On entendait crier les hiboux.

Synonyms

aboyergueulerhurler

This word in other languages

cry(English)gritar(Español)schreien(Deutsch)gritar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrier
  • creir
  • crierr
  • crire
  • crrier
  • rcier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crier - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccrier1creir2crierr1crire2crrier1rcier2
Edit distance from "crier"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crier"?
"crier" is spelled C-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁi.je\.
What does "crier" mean?
As a verb, "crier" means: Jeter un ou plusieurs cris.
What words are commonly confused with "crier"?
"crier" is commonly confused with "Cris", "cuir", "crue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crier" is \kʁi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crier" come from?
"crier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crier", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

césar#4,480gosse#4,492marne#4,506serge#4,445

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

banc6 variantsnoble6 variantsRouen6 variantsvols6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list