Which to use
“Cré” is a name and “créés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,203
- “Cré” frequency rank
- #6,489
- “créés” frequency rank
- 46692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cré | créés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancien nom de la commune française Cré-sur-Loir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de créer. |
Where the eye mixes Cré and créés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Cré runs 3 letters (CCV) against créés's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Cré vs créés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Cré is \kʁe\ while créés is \kʁe.e\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Cré” sits inside “créés”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cré is recorded at frequency rank #40,203, classified as aname, pronounced \kʁe\. créés is at rank #6,489, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\.
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 46692, this pair ranks #192,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cré vs créés
Shared letters: cré. Private to "Cré": -. Private to "créés": s.
"Cré" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "créés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Cré" and "créés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Cré" or "créés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Cré" and "créés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "créés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cré" and "créés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.