Which to use
“ciel” and “crée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,085
- “ciel” frequency rank
- #2,272
- “crée” frequency rank
- 3357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciel | crée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace immense dans lequel se meuvent tous les astres. | Sorte de toile. |
Where the eye mixes ciel and crée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ciel vs crée
A purely visual mix-up. ciel (\sjɛl\) and crée (\kʁe.ə\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciel is recorded at frequency rank #1,085, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjɛl\. crée is at rank #2,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁe.ə\.
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 3357, this pair ranks #434,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ciel vs crée
Shared letters: ce. Private to "ciel": il. Private to "crée": ré.
"ciel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "crée" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ciel ← cciel · ceil · ciell · cile · icel
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ciel" and "crée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ciel" or "crée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ciel" and "crée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ciel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciel" and "crée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs crée". 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 #434,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.