Which to use
“Cré” is a name and “crues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,203
- “Cré” frequency rank
- #15,117
- “crues” frequency rank
- 55320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cré | crues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ancien nom de la commune française Cré-sur-Loir. | Féminin pluriel de cru. |
Where the eye mixes Cré and crues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Cré runs 3 letters (CCV) against crues's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Cré and crues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Cré is \kʁe\ while crues is \kʁy\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55320, 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\. crues is at rank #15,117, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 55320, this pair ranks #128,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cré vs crues
Shared letters: cr. Private to "Cré": é. Private to "crues": esu.
"Cré" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crues" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crues ← ccrues · creus · crrues · cruess · cruse · rcues
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Cré" and "crues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Cré" or "crues" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Cré" and "crues" 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 "crues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cré" and "crues" 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 #128,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.