Which to use
“cimes” and “crime” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,727
- “cimes” frequency rank
- #1,907
- “crime” frequency rank
- 39634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cimes | crime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de cime. | Infraction très grave, à la morale ou à la loi. |
Where the eye mixes cimes and crime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cimes with crime
A purely visual mix-up. cimes (\sim\) and crime (\kʁim\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cimes is recorded at frequency rank #37,727, classified as anoun, pronounced \sim\. crime is at rank #1,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁim\.
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 39634, this pair ranks #246,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cimes vs crime
Shared letters: ceim. Private to "cimes": s. Private to "crime": r.
"cimes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cimes" and "crime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cimes" or "crime"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cimes" and "crime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cimes" and "crime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs cimes". 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 #246,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.