croisade

\kʁwa.zad\

/\kʁwa.zad\/ noun

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The verdict

“croisade” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #11,943 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#11,943
frequency rank, French
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ligue, expédition faite par les chrétiens contre les peuples hérétiques ou d’autres religions, ainsi nommée parce que ceux qui s’y engageaient portaient une croix sur leur habit.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

croisade vs croisé
63% similar
croisade vs croisée
75% similar
croisade vs croisant
75% similar

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

Key facts for croisade
PropertyValue
Headwordcroisade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁwa.zad\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,943
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “croisade” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). croisade lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for croisade is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁwa.zad\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,943 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for croisade, with forms such as "ccroisade", "corisade", and "criosade". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "croisé", "croisée", "croisant", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 croisade, spelled C-R-O-I-S-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ligue, expédition faite par les chrétiens contre les peuples hérétiques ou d’autres religions, ainsi nommée parce que ceux qui s’y engageaient portaient une croix sur leur habit.
  2. 2
    Concertation d’efforts entre plusieurs personnes pour combattre des institutions, des idées qui leur paraissent mauvaises.
  3. 3
    Croisement.
  4. 4
    Carrefour de chemins.
  5. 5
    Signe de croix.

This word in other languages

crusade(English)cruzada(Español)Kreuzzug(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccroisade,corisade,criosade,croiasde,croisadde,croisaed,croisdae,croissade,crosiade,crroisade,rcoisade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccroisade1corisade2criosade2croiasde2croisadde1croisaed2croisdae2croissade1
Edit distance from "croisade"

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 "croisade"?
"croisade" is spelled C-R-O-I-S-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁwa.zad\.
What does "croisade" mean?
As a noun, "croisade" means: Ligue, expédition faite par les chrétiens contre les peuples hérétiques ou d’autres religions, ainsi nommée parce que ceux qui s’y engageaient portaient une croix sur leur habit.
What words are commonly confused with "croisade"?
"croisade" is commonly confused with "croisé", "croisée", "croisant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "croisade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croisade" is \kʁwa.zad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croisade" come from?
"croisade" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “croisade”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-I-S-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁwa.zad\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “croisé” - see the side-by-side comparison. croisade vs croisé
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list