Which to use
“cox” and “croix” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,493
- “cox” frequency rank
- #1,908
- “croix” frequency rank
- 21401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cox | croix |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variété de pommier. | Intersection formée par deux éléments qui se croisent. |
Where the eye mixes cox and croix
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cox with croix
A purely visual mix-up. cox (\koks\) and croix (\kʁwa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cox is recorded at frequency rank #19,493, classified as anoun, pronounced \koks\. croix is at rank #1,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁwa\.
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 21401, this pair ranks #363,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cox vs croix
Shared letters: cox. Private to "cox": -. Private to "croix": ir.
"cox" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "croix" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- croix ← ccroix · corix · criox · croixx · croxi · crroix · rcoix
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cox" and "croix" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cox" vs "croix" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cox" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cox" and "croix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cox". 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 #363,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.