Which to use
“cratère” and “critères” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,496
- “cratère” frequency rank
- #3,064
- “critères” frequency rank
- 22560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cratère | critères |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vase à deux anses, plus large que profond, d’une grande capacité, contenant du vin et de l’eau mêlés, dont on remplissait les coupes qu’on passait ensuite à chaque convive. | Pluriel de critère. |
Where the eye mixes cratère and critères
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cratère runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against critères's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cratère vs critères
A purely visual mix-up. cratère (\kʁa.tɛʁ\) and critères (\kʁi.tɛʁ\) 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 22560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cratère is recorded at frequency rank #19,496, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁa.tɛʁ\. critères is at rank #3,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi.tɛʁ\.
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 22560, this pair ranks #357,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cratère vs critères
Shared letters: certè. Private to "cratère": a. Private to "critères": is.
"cratère" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "critères" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cratère" and "critères" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cratère" vs "critères" - which ranks higher?
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 "cratère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "critères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cratère" and "critères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cratère vs cratères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #357,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.