Which to use
“citez” and “criez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,525
- “citez” frequency rank
- #34,966
- “criez” frequency rank
- 65491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citez | criez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe citer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crier. |
Where the eye mixes citez and criez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. citez (CVCVC) and criez (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between citez and criez
A purely visual mix-up. citez (\si.te\) and criez (\kʁi.je\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citez is recorded at frequency rank #30,525, classified as averb, pronounced \si.te\. criez is at rank #34,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁi.je\.
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 65491, this pair ranks #72,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of citez vs criez
Shared letters: ceiz. Private to "citez": t. Private to "criez": r.
"citez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "criez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "citez" for "criez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "citez" vs "criez" - which ranks higher?
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 "citez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citez" and "criez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrez vs criez". 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 #72,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.