Which to use
“crémeux” and “creux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,963
- “crémeux” frequency rank
- #6,945
- “creux” frequency rank
- 51908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crémeux | creux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui contient beaucoup de crème. | Qui présente une cavité, un trou intérieur. |
Where the eye mixes crémeux and creux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crémeux runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against creux's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crémeux vs creux
A purely visual mix-up. crémeux (\kʁe.mø\) and creux (\kʁø\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crémeux is recorded at frequency rank #44,963, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁe.mø\. creux is at rank #6,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁø\.
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 51908, this pair ranks #151,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crémeux vs creux
Shared letters: cerux. Private to "crémeux": mé. Private to "creux": -.
"crémeux" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "creux" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- creux ← ccreux · cerux · creuxx · crexu · crreux · cruex · rceux
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crémeux" and "creux" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crémeux" vs "creux" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crémeux" and "creux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crémeux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crémeux" and "creux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crémeux vs créneaux". 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 #151,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.