Which to use
“crêpe” and “criée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,798
- “crêpe” frequency rank
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- 57058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crêpe | criée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étoffe claire, légère et comme frisée, faite de laine fine ou de soie crue et gommée. | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. |
Where the eye mixes crêpe and criée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. crêpe (CCVCV) and criée (CCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between crêpe and criée
A purely visual mix-up. crêpe (\kʁɛp\) and criée (\kʁi.je\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crêpe is recorded at frequency rank #19,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛp\. criée is at rank #37,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi.je\.
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 57058, this pair ranks #117,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crêpe vs criée
Shared letters: cer. Private to "crêpe": pê. Private to "criée": ié.
"crêpe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crêpe" and "criée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crêpe" vs "criée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crêpe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crêpe" and "criée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs criée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.