Which to use
“craignent” and “craignez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,943
- “craignent” frequency rank
- #19,495
- “craignez” frequency rank
- 32438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | craignent | craignez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de craindre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de craindre. |
Where the eye mixes craignent and craignez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. craignent runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCC) against craignez's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: craignent vs craignez
A purely visual mix-up. craignent (\kʁɛɲ\) and craignez (\kʁɛ.ɲe\) 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 32438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
craignent is recorded at frequency rank #12,943, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁɛɲ\. craignez is at rank #19,495, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁɛ.ɲe\.
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 32438, this pair ranks #297,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of craignent vs craignez
Shared letters: aceginr. Private to "craignent": t. Private to "craignez": z.
"craignent" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC · "craignez" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "craignent" and "craignez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "craignent" or "craignez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "craignent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craignez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "craignent" and "craignez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "craignent vs craignons". 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 #297,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.