Which to use
“crédule” and “creusé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,261
- “crédule” frequency rank
- #11,749
- “creusé” frequency rank
- 54010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crédule | creusé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui croit trop facilement ce qu’on lui dit, prompt à croire quelqu’un. | (En parlant du visage ou de parties du visage) Empreint de creux, émacié. |
Where the eye mixes crédule and creusé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crédule runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against creusé's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between crédule and creusé
A purely visual mix-up. crédule (\kʁe.dyl\) and creusé (\kʁø.ze\) 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 54010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crédule is recorded at frequency rank #42,261, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁe.dyl\. creusé is at rank #11,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁø.ze\.
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 54010, this pair ranks #136,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crédule vs creusé
Shared letters: cerué. Private to "crédule": dl. Private to "creusé": s.
"crédule" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "creusé" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crédule" and "creusé" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "crédule" or "creusé" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crédule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creusé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crédule" and "creusé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crédule vs crédules". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #136,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.