Which to use
“Cré” is a name and “crise” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,203
- “Cré” frequency rank
- #1,109
- “crise” frequency rank
- 41312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cré | crise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancien nom de la commune française Cré-sur-Loir. | Changement en bien ou en mal qui survient dans le cours d’une maladie et s’annonce par quelques phénomènes particuliers, comme une excrétion abondante, une hémorragie considérable, des sueurs, un dépôt dans les urines, etc. |
Where the eye mixes Cré and crise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Cré runs 3 letters (CCV) against crise's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Cré with crise
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Cré is \kʁe\ while crise is \kʁiz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41312, 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\. crise is at rank #1,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁiz\.
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 41312, this pair ranks #234,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cré vs crise
Shared letters: cr. Private to "Cré": é. Private to "crise": eis.
"Cré" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crise ← ccrise · cirse · crrise · crsie · rcise
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Cré" and "crise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Cré" or "crise"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cré" and "crise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cré". 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 #234,036 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.