Which to use
“creusé” is an adjective and “creusent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,749
- “creusé” frequency rank
- #27,025
- “creusent” frequency rank
- 38774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creusé | creusent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (En parlant du visage ou de parties du visage) Empreint de creux, émacié. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de creuser. |
Where the eye mixes creusé and creusent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. creusé runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against creusent's 8 (CCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses creusé with creusent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: creusé is \kʁø.ze\ while creusent is \kʁøz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creusé is recorded at frequency rank #11,749, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁø.ze\. creusent is at rank #27,025, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁøz\.
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 38774, this pair ranks #252,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creusé vs creusent
Shared letters: cersu. Private to "creusé": é. Private to "creusent": nt.
"creusé" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "creusent" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- creusent ← ccreusent · cerusent · cresuent · creuesnt · creusennt · creusentt · creusetn · creusnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "creusé" for "creusent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "creusé" or "creusent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "creusé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creusent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creusé" and "creusent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crescent vs creusent". 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 #252,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.