Which to use
“co” and “cri” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,856
- “co” frequency rank
- #5,649
- “cri” frequency rank
- 7505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | co | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Connexion. | Action de crier, son perçant ou puissant émis par la voix d’un être humain ou d’un animal. |
Where the eye mixes co and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: co vs cri
A purely visual mix-up. co (\ko\) and cri (\kʁi\) 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 7505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
co is recorded at frequency rank #1,856, classified as anoun, pronounced \ko\. cri is at rank #5,649, 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 7505, this pair ranks #422,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of co vs cri
Shared letters: c. Private to "co": o. Private to "cri": ir.
"co" · 2 letters · shape CV · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "co" and "cri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "co" or "cri"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "co" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "co" and "cri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cri". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #422,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.