Which to use
“creusées” and “croisées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,199
- “creusées” frequency rank
- #18,976
- “croisées” frequency rank
- 52175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creusées | croisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de creusé. | Féminin pluriel de croisé. |
Where the eye mixes creusées and croisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. creusées and croisées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses creusées with croisées
A purely visual mix-up. creusées (\kʁø.ze\) and croisées (\kʁwa.ze\) 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 52175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creusées is recorded at frequency rank #33,199, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁø.ze\. croisées is at rank #18,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁwa.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 52175, this pair ranks #149,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creusées vs croisées
Shared letters: cersé. Private to "creusées": u. Private to "croisées": io.
"creusées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC · "croisées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "creusées" for "croisées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "creusées" vs "croisées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "creusées" and "croisées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "creusées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creusées" and "croisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creusées vs creuset". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #149,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.