Which to use
“cédait” and “criait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,706
- “cédait” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “criait” frequency rank
- 59408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cédait | criait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe céder. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de crier. |
Where the eye mixes cédait and criait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cédait (CVCVVC) and criait (CCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cédait and criait
A purely visual mix-up. cédait (\se.dɛ\) and criait (\kʁi.jɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cédait is recorded at frequency rank #40,706, classified as averb, pronounced \se.dɛ\. criait is at rank #18,702, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁi.jɛ\.
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 59408, this pair ranks #103,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cédait vs criait
Shared letters: acit. Private to "cédait": dé. Private to "criait": r.
"cédait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "criait" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- criait ← ccriait · cirait · craiit · criaitt · criati · criiat · crriait · rciait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cédait" and "criait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cédait" or "criait"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cédait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,309 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cédait" and "criait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cédait vs cedar". 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 #103,309 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.