Which to use
“clés” and “crée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,666
- “clés” frequency rank
- #2,272
- “crée” frequency rank
- 4938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clés | crée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clé. | Sorte de toile. |
Where the eye mixes clés and crée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between clés and crée
A purely visual mix-up. clés (\kle\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clés is recorded at frequency rank #2,666, classified as anoun, pronounced \kle\. 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 4938, this pair ranks #430,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clés vs crée
Shared letters: cé. Private to "clés": ls. Private to "crée": er.
"clés" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crée" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clés" for "crée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "clés" or "crée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clés" and "crée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clés" 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 #430,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clés" and "crée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs clés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #430,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.