Which to use
“cernée” is an adjective and “créée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,362
- “cernée” frequency rank
- #3,394
- “créée” frequency rank
- 47756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cernée | créée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de cerné. | Participe passé féminin singulier de créer. |
Where the eye mixes cernée and créée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cernée vs créée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cernée is \sɛʁ.ne\ while créée is \kʁe.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cernée is recorded at frequency rank #44,362, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛʁ.ne\. créée is at rank #3,394, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\.
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 47756, this pair ranks #184,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cernée vs créée
Shared letters: ceré. Private to "cernée": n. Private to "créée": -.
"cernée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "créée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cernée" for "créée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cernée" vs "créée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cernée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cernée" and "créée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carne vs cernée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.