Which to use
“ciné” and “Crie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,941
- “ciné” frequency rank
- #6,488
- “Crie” frequency rank
- 14429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciné | Crie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salle de cinéma. | Membre féminin de la nation crie. |
Where the eye mixes ciné and Crie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ciné (CVCV) and Crie (CCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses ciné with Crie
A purely visual mix-up. ciné (\si.ne\) and Crie (\kʁi\) 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 14429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciné is recorded at frequency rank #7,941, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.ne\. Crie is at rank #6,488, 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 14429, this pair ranks #396,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ciné vs Crie
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ciné": né. Private to "Crie": er.
"ciné" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Crie" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Crie ← ccrie · crei · crrie · rcie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ciné" and "Crie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ciné" or "Crie" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ciné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Crie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciné" and "Crie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciné vs conde". 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 #396,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.