crevéevscrèventWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: crevée is a noun, crèvent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“crevée” is a noun and “crèvent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,626
“crevée” frequency rank
#31,909
“crèvent” frequency rank
65535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature crevée crèvent
Definition Trouée, échancrure, déchirure. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crever.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set crevée and crèvent apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
crevée
7 ch
crèvent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crevée is \kʁə.ve\ while crèvent is \kʁɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

crevée is recorded at frequency rank #33,626, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁə.ve\. 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 65535, this pair ranks #71,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of crevée vs crèvent

Shared letters: cerv. Private to "crevée": é. Private to "crèvent": ntè.

"crevée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "crèvent" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

crevée#33,626
crèvent#31,909

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "crevée" and "crèvent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "crevée" is a noun and "crèvent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "crevée" or "crèvent"?
"crèvent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,909 in our French list, against #33,626 for "crevée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering crevée vs crèvent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “crevée”; for a verb, it's “crèvent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “crevée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list