crééesvscreverWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“créées” and “crever” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,635
“créées” frequency rank
#6,805
“crever” frequency rank
16440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature créées crever
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de créer. S’ouvrir par un effort violent.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set créées and crever apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
créées
6 ch
crever

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. créées (\kʁe.e\) and crever (\kʁə.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

créées is recorded at frequency rank #9,635, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁe.e\. crever is at rank #6,805, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁə.ve\.

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 16440, this pair ranks #387,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of créées vs crever

Shared letters: cer. Private to "créées": . Private to "crever": v.

"créées" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC  ·  "crever" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • creverccrever · cerver · creevr · creverr · crevre · crevver · crrever · crveer

Frequency comparison

créées#9,635
crever#6,805

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "créées" and "crever" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kʁe.e\ versus \kʁə.ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "créées" or "crever"?
"crever" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,805 in our French list, against #9,635 for "créées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering créées vs crever

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “créées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list