Which to use
“creusée” is an adjective and “creuser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,504
- “creusée” frequency rank
- #7,676
- “creuser” frequency rank
- 36180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creusée | creuser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de creusé. | Faire un trou, un orifice, un canal, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: creusée vs creuser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. creusée (CCVVCVV) and creuser (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - creusée and creuser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: creusée and creuser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kʁø.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creusée is recorded at frequency rank #28,504, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁø.ze\. creuser is at rank #7,676, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁø.ze\.
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 36180, this pair ranks #271,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creusée vs creuser
Shared letters: cersu. Private to "creusée": é. Private to "creuser": -.
"creusée" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV · "creuser" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- creuser ← ccreuser · ceruser · cresuer · creuesr · creuserr · creusre · creusser · crreuser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "creusée" for "creuser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "creusée" vs "creuser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"creusée" and "creuser" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "creusée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creuser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creusée" and "creuser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creusée vs creusot". 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 #271,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.