Which to use
“créent” and “crèvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,295
- “créent” frequency rank
- #31,909
- “crèvent” frequency rank
- 39204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | créent | crèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de créer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crever. |
Where the eye mixes créent and crèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. créent runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against crèvent's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: créent vs crèvent
A purely visual mix-up. créent (\kʁe\) and crèvent (\kʁɛv\) 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 39204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
créent is recorded at frequency rank #7,295, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁe\. crèvent is at rank #31,909, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁɛv\.
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 39204, this pair ranks #249,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of créent vs crèvent
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "créent": é. Private to "crèvent": vè.
"créent" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "crèvent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "créent" and "crèvent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "créent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "créent" and "crèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crescent vs crèvent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.