Which to use
“chier” and “criez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,945
- “chier” frequency rank
- #34,966
- “criez” frequency rank
- 36911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chier | criez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déféquer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crier. |
Where the eye mixes chier and criez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. chier and criez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: chier vs criez
A purely visual mix-up. chier (\ʃje\) and criez (\kʁi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chier is recorded at frequency rank #1,945, classified as averb, pronounced \ʃje\. criez is at rank #34,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁi.je\.
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 36911, this pair ranks #266,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chier vs criez
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "chier": h. Private to "criez": z.
"chier" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "criez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chier" and "criez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "chier" or "criez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chier" and "criez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrez vs criez". 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 #266,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.