Which to use
“cerises” and “Cries” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,955
- “cerises” frequency rank
- #28,505
- “Cries” frequency rank
- 47460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerises | Cries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cerise. | Pluriel de Crie. |
Where the eye mixes cerises and Cries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cerises and Cries
A purely visual mix-up. cerises (\sə.ʁiz\) and Cries (\kʁi\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerises is recorded at frequency rank #18,955, classified as anoun, pronounced \sə.ʁiz\. Cries is at rank #28,505, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\.
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 47460, this pair ranks #186,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerises vs Cries
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "cerises": -. Private to "Cries": -.
"cerises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Cries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerises" and "Cries" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cerises" or "Cries" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerises" and "Cries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs Cries". 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 #186,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.