Which to use
“cibler” is a verb and “crible” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,320
- “cibler” frequency rank
- #27,390
- “crible” frequency rank
- 43710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cibler | crible |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lancer quelque chose sur quelqu’un. | Instrument percé d’un grand nombre de trous qui sert à trier des objets de grosseur ou de qualité inégales, en laissant passer les uns et en repoussant les autres. |
Where the eye mixes cibler and crible
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cibler (CVCCVC) and crible (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses cibler with crible
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cibler is \si.ble\ while crible is \kʁibl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cibler is recorded at frequency rank #16,320, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ble\. crible is at rank #27,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁibl\.
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 43710, this pair ranks #216,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cibler vs crible
Shared letters: bceilr. Private to "cibler": -. Private to "crible": -.
"cibler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "crible" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cibler" for "crible" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cibler" or "crible"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cibler" and "crible" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cibler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crible" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cibler" and "crible" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crible vs crisse". 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 #216,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.