Which to use
“censée” and “creusée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,511
- “censée” frequency rank
- #28,504
- “creusée” frequency rank
- 37015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censée | creusée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de censé. | Féminin singulier de creusé. |
Where the eye mixes censée and creusée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. censée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against creusée's 7 (CCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses censée with creusée
A purely visual mix-up. censée (\sɑ̃.se\) and creusée (\kʁø.ze\) 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 37015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censée is recorded at frequency rank #8,511, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. creusée is at rank #28,504, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁø.ze\.
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 37015, this pair ranks #265,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censée vs creusée
Shared letters: cesé. Private to "censée": n. Private to "creusée": ru.
"censée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "creusée" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "censée" for "creusée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "censée" vs "creusée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "censée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creusée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censée" and "creusée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creusée vs creusot". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.