Which to use
“copiée” is a verb and “criée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,813
- “copiée” frequency rank
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- 85073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | copiée | criée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de copier. | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. |
Where the eye mixes copiée and criée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. copiée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against criée's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses copiée with criée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: copiée is \kɔ.pje\ while criée is \kʁi.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
copiée is recorded at frequency rank #47,813, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.pje\. criée is at rank #37,260, tagged as anoun, 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 85073, this pair ranks #11,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of copiée vs criée
Shared letters: ceié. Private to "copiée": op. Private to "criée": r.
"copiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "copiée" and "criée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "copiée" vs "criée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "copiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "copiée" and "criée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copiée vs cupide". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.