Which to use
“CNE” and “crue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,795
- “CNE” frequency rank
- #9,300
- “crue” frequency rank
- 57095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CNE | crue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contrat nouvelle embauche, type de contrat de travail en France. | Augmentation temporaire et généralement rapide du débit ou du niveau d’un cours d’eau, liée aux précipitations, à la fonte des neiges ou à d’autres apports. |
Where the eye mixes CNE and crue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. CNE runs 3 letters (CCV) against crue's 4 (CCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses CNE with crue
A purely visual mix-up. CNE (\se.ɛn.ø\) and crue (\kʁy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CNE is recorded at frequency rank #47,795, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛn.ø\. crue is at rank #9,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 57095, this pair ranks #117,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of CNE vs crue
Shared letters: ce. Private to "CNE": n. Private to "crue": ru.
"CNE" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crue" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crue ← ccrue · creu · crrue · rcue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "CNE" and "crue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "CNE" or "crue" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "CNE" and "crue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "CNE" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CNE" and "crue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CNE 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 #117,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.