Which to use
“ci” is an adverb and “cri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #264
- “ci” frequency rank
- #5,649
- “cri” frequency rank
- 5913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ci | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ou (Utilisé uniquement dans les compositions, pas utilisé isolément) Ici. | Action de crier, son perçant ou puissant émis par la voix d’un être humain ou d’un animal. |
Where the eye mixes ci and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ci is \si\ while cri is \kʁi\. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ci is recorded at frequency rank #264, classified as anadv, pronounced \si\. cri is at rank #5,649, 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 5913, this pair ranks #427,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ci vs cri
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ci": -. Private to "cri": r.
"ci" · 2 letters · shape CV · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV