Which to use
“craft” is a noun and “criait” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,258
- “craft” frequency rank
- #18,702
- “criait” frequency rank
- 55960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craft | criait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recette permettant de fabriquer un objet. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de crier. |
Where the eye mixes craft and criait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. craft runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against criait's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between craft and criait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: craft is \kʁaft\ while criait is \kʁi.jɛ\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craft is recorded at frequency rank #37,258, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁaft\. criait is at rank #18,702, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁi.jɛ\.
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 55960, this pair ranks #124,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craft vs criait
Shared letters: acrt. Private to "craft": f. Private to "criait": i.
"craft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "criait" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "craft" for "criait" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "craft" or "criait" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "craft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craft" and "criait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "craft vs crau". 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 #124,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.