cross

\kʁɔs\

/\kʁɔs\/ noun

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The verdict

“cross” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,369
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de course à pied hors route.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cross · cross · French

cross · rank #8,369 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,369
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH copier

Nearest frequency peer: copier (-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 « cross »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cross » 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).

cross vs CRS
0% similar
cross vs CSS
0% similar
cross vs crus
60% similar

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

Key facts for cross
PropertyValue
Headwordcross
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,369
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cross »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).crossse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « copier » (#8,368), « convoi » (#8,367), « Dakar » (#8,371). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cross » est au #8,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cross (IPA \kʁɔs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,369 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cross, with forms such as "ccross", "corss", and "crross". 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, "CRS", "CSS", "crus", 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 cross, spelled C-R-O-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de course à pied hors route.
  2. 2
    Coup de poing direct du bras arrière.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au deuxième round l’adversaire renonça mais on le poussa quand même vers Clotilde, qui d’un cross l’abattit.
  2. Dans le langage spécial des pugilistes, le tenant qui appuie la chance d'un boxeur (et qui joue sur le cross, le swing, ou le upper-cut, variétés de coups de poings spéciaux, comme on joue, au turf, sur un poulain), ce parieur est un backer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccross
  • corss
  • crross
  • crsos
  • rcoss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccross1corss2crross1crsos2rcoss2
Edit distance from "cross"

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

Same letter count

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

Dakar#8,371derby#8,373dispo#8,377divin#8,380

Similar misspelling depth

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

pots5 variantsordi5 variantsmeuf5 variantsirait5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list