Which to use
“ceint” and “craint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,637
- “ceint” frequency rank
- #4,477
- “craint” frequency rank
- 51114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceint | craint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de ceindre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de craindre. |
Where the eye mixes ceint and craint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ceint runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against craint's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ceint and craint
A purely visual mix-up. ceint (\sɛ̃\) and craint (\kʁɛ̃\) 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 51114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceint is recorded at frequency rank #46,637, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛ̃\. craint is at rank #4,477, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁɛ̃\.
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 51114, this pair ranks #157,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ceint vs craint
Shared letters: cint. Private to "ceint": e. Private to "craint": ar.
"ceint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "craint" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceint" and "craint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ceint" vs "craint" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ceint" and "craint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ceint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceint" and "craint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ceint vs chient". 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 #157,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.