crisis

\ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\

/\ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\/ noun

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The verdict

“crisis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,787
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crisis · crisis · French

crisis · rank #36,787 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,787
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH criminologie

Nearest frequency peer: criminologie (-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 « crisis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « crisis » 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).

crisis vs crois
67% similar
crisis vs cross
67% similar
crisis vs criss
83% similar

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

Key facts for crisis
PropertyValue
Headwordcrisis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,787
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « crisis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).crisisse 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 « criminologie » (#36,786), « CRM » (#36,788), « creusot » (#36,785). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « crisis » est au #36,787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around crisis (IPA \ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,787 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Crise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for crisis, with forms such as "ccrisis", "cirsis", and "criiss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "crois", "cross", "criss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crisis, spelled C-R-I-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This volume of specially written papers is a fitting tribute to Hyman Minsky’s work as it relates to the global financial and economic crisis that began in 2007 in the US and quickly spread around the world.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrisis
  • cirsis
  • criiss
  • crisiss
  • crissi
  • crissis
  • crrisis
  • crsiis
  • rcisis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crisis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccrisis1cirsis2criiss2crisiss1crissi2crissis1crrisis1crsiis2
Edit distance from "crisis"

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 "crisis"?
"crisis" is spelled C-R-I-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\.
What does "crisis" mean?
As a noun, "crisis" means: Crise.
What words are commonly confused with "crisis"?
"crisis" is commonly confused with "crois", "cross", "criss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crisis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crisis" is \ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crisis" come from?
"crisis" 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 "crisis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cuvier#36,791Diarra#36,796Dunham#36,809déposa#36,819

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

chairs9 variantscasher9 variantsbrouette9 variantsBrasil9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list