Which to use
“creusent” and “crèvent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,025
- “creusent” frequency rank
- #31,909
- “crèvent” frequency rank
- 58934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creusent | crèvent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de creuser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crever. |
Where the eye mixes creusent and crèvent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. creusent runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCC) against crèvent's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: creusent vs crèvent
A purely visual mix-up. creusent (\kʁøz\) and crèvent (\kʁɛv\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creusent is recorded at frequency rank #27,025, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁøz\. crèvent is at rank #31,909, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁɛv\.
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 58934, this pair ranks #106,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of creusent vs crèvent
Shared letters: cenrt. Private to "creusent": su. Private to "crèvent": vè.
"creusent" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "crèvent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- creusent ← ccreusent · cerusent · cresuent · creuesnt · creusennt · creusentt · creusetn · creusnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "creusent" and "crèvent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "creusent" or "crèvent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "creusent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crèvent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,055 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creusent" and "crèvent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crescent vs crèvent". 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 #106,055 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.