croissances

\kʁwa.sɑ̃s\

/\kʁwa.sɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“croissances” is uncommon French (frequency #58,533 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,533
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-croissances · croissances · French

croissances · rank #58,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,533
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH CSE

Nearest frequency peer: CSE (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « croissances »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « croissances » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for croissances
PropertyValue
Headwordcroissances
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁwa.sɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,533
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « croissances » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).croissancestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « CSE » (#58,534), « crackers » (#58,531), « coué » (#58,530). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « croissances » est au #58,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

croissances is uncommon French at frequency #58,533 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁwa.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de croissance.".

croissances doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is croissances, spelled C-R-O-I-S-S-A-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de croissance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quand on parle d’hypercroissance, on parle de plusieurs années de suite avec des croissances à plus de 100 %.

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 "croissances"?
"croissances" is spelled C-R-O-I-S-S-A-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁwa.sɑ̃s\.
What does "croissances" mean?
As a noun, "croissances" means: Pluriel de croissance.
How do you pronounce "croissances"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croissances" is \kʁwa.sɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croissances" come from?
"croissances" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list