croisée

\kʁwa.ze\

/\kʁwa.ze\/ noun

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The verdict

“croisée” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #11,556 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#11,556
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Croisement, carrefour, endroit où deux choses et spécialement deux routes se croisent.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

croisée vs crosse
71% similar
croisée vs cruise
71% similar
croisée vs croiser
71% similar

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

Key facts for croisée
PropertyValue
Headwordcroisée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁwa.ze\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,556
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “croisée” 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). croisée 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 croisée is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁwa.ze\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,556 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for croisée, with forms such as "ccroisée", "corisée", and "criosée". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "crosse", "cruise", "croiser", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 croisée, spelled C-R-O-I-S-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Croisement, carrefour, endroit où deux choses et spécialement deux routes se croisent.
  2. 2
    Situation d’une personne qui doit faire un choix, dont la vie pourrait être sur le point de changer.
  3. 3
    Intersection en forme de croix.
  4. 4
    Intersection en forme de croix.
  5. 5
    Châssis d’une fenêtre, généralement en forme de croix, divisé ou non par un montant et par une ou plusieurs traverses et garni de vitres.
  6. 6
    Pièce de bois ou de métal fixées en croix dans tel ou tel mécanisme.
  7. 7
    Bâtons mis en croix sur le haut d’une ruche.
  8. 8
    Croix formée, dans les anciennes épées, par d’une part la fusée et d’autre part le talon de la lame et deux quillons droits.
  9. 9
    Triangle destiné à mettre en oscillation le babillard d’un moulin.
  10. 10
    Bois en croix placé au tourillon supérieur d’une presse à imprimer.
  11. 11
    Petite croix en bois utilisée par les dinandiers.
  12. 12
    Croyante engagée dans une croisade.
  13. 13
    Personne engagée dans une lutte, un combat.

Synonyms

intersection

This word in other languages

intersection(English)cruzamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccroisée,corisée,criosée,croisee,croiseé,croissée,croiése,crosiée,crroisée,rcoisée

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of croisée - 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.

ccroisée1corisée2criosée2croisee1croiseé2croissée1croiése2crosiée2
Edit distance from "croisée"

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 "croisée"?
"croisée" is spelled C-R-O-I-S-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁwa.ze\.
What does "croisée" mean?
As a noun, "croisée" means: Croisement, carrefour, endroit où deux choses et spécialement deux routes se croisent.
What words are commonly confused with "croisée"?
"croisée" is commonly confused with "crosse", "cruise", "croiser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "croisée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croisée" is \kʁwa.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croisée" come from?
"croisée" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “croisée”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-I-S-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁwa.ze\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “crosse” - see the side-by-side comparison. croisée vs crosse
  • 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