Which to use
“crabe” and “criée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,915
- “crabe” frequency rank
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- 55175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crabe | criée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crustacé décapode, à large carapace, dont on mange la chair. | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. |
Where the eye mixes crabe and criée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crabe and criée
A purely visual mix-up. crabe (\kʁab\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crabe is recorded at frequency rank #17,915, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁab\. 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 55175, this pair ranks #129,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crabe vs criée
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crabe": ab. Private to "criée": ié.
"crabe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crabe ← carbe · ccrabe · crabbe · craeb · crbae · crrabe · rcabe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crabe" and "criée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crabe" or "criée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crabe" 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 #129,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crabe" and "criée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs criée". 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 #129,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.