Which to use
“chie” is a verb and “crin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,089
- “chie” frequency rank
- #42,257
- “crin” frequency rank
- 58346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chie | crin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe chier. | Poil long et rude qui pousse au cou, à la queue et aux extrémités inférieures des membres de certains animaux et spécialement des chevaux. |
Where the eye mixes chie and crin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses chie with crin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chie is \ʃi\ while crin is \kʁɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chie is recorded at frequency rank #16,089, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃi\. crin is at rank #42,257, tagged as anoun, 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 58346, this pair ranks #109,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of chie vs crin
Shared letters: ci. Private to "chie": eh. Private to "crin": nr.
"chie" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "crin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chie" and "crin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chie" vs "crin" - 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 "chie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chie" and "crin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs crin". 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 #109,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.