Which to use
“censées” and “creusées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,384
- “censées” frequency rank
- #33,199
- “creusées” frequency rank
- 53583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censées | creusées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de censé. | Féminin pluriel de creusé. |
Where the eye mixes censées and creusées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. censées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against creusées's 8 (CCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses censées with creusées
A purely visual mix-up. censées (\sɑ̃.se\) and creusées (\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 53583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censées is recorded at frequency rank #20,384, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.se\. creusées is at rank #33,199, 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 53583, this pair ranks #139,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censées vs creusées
Shared letters: cesé. Private to "censées": n. Private to "creusées": ru.
"censées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "creusées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censées" and "creusées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "censées" vs "creusées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creusées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censées" and "creusées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creusées vs creuset". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #139,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.