Which to use
“carie” and “crim” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,453
- “carie” frequency rank
- #37,259
- “crim” frequency rank
- 71712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carie | crim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Destruction des os et des dents par voie d’ulcération. | Criminel. |
Where the eye mixes carie and crim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between carie and crim
A purely visual mix-up. carie (\ka.ʁi\) and crim (\kɹɪm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carie is recorded at frequency rank #34,453, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁi\. crim is at rank #37,259, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɹɪm\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 71712, this pair ranks #46,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carie vs crim
Shared letters: cir. Private to "carie": ae. Private to "crim": m.
"carie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "crim" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carie" for "crim" ever safe?
Which is more common, "carie" or "crim"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "carie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carie" and "crim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIP vs crim". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.