Which to use
“cornée” and “criée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,194
- “cornée” frequency rank
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- 70454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cornée | criée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie transparente insérée dans la sclérotique de l’œil devant le cristallin. | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. |
Where the eye mixes cornée and criée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cornée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against criée's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cornée and criée
A purely visual mix-up. cornée (\kɔʁ.ne\) and criée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cornée is recorded at frequency rank #33,194, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔʁ.ne\. 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 70454, this pair ranks #51,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cornée vs criée
Shared letters: ceré. Private to "cornée": no. Private to "criée": i.
"cornée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cornée" and "criée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "cornée" or "criée" show up more?
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 "cornée" 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 #51,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cornée" and "criée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs criée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.