Which to use
“creusent” and “croisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,025
- “creusent” frequency rank
- #14,652
- “croisent” frequency rank
- 41677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creusent | croisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de creuser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes creusent and croisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. creusent and croisent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between creusent and croisent
A purely visual mix-up. creusent (\kʁøz\) and croisent (\kʁwaz\) 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 41677, 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\. croisent is at rank #14,652, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwaz\.
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 41677, this pair ranks #231,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creusent vs croisent
Shared letters: cenrst. Private to "creusent": u. Private to "croisent": io.
"creusent" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "croisent" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "creusent" and "croisent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "creusent" or "croisent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "creusent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creusent" and "croisent" 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 #231,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.