Which to use
“crevée” and “criée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,626
- “crevée” frequency rank
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- 70886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crevée | criée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trouée, échancrure, déchirure. | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. |
Where the eye mixes crevée and criée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crevée runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against criée's 5 (CCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between crevée and criée
A purely visual mix-up. crevée (\kʁə.ve\) and criée (\kʁi.je\) 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 70886, 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\. criée is at rank #37,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi.je\.
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 70886, this pair ranks #49,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crevée vs criée
Shared letters: ceré. Private to "crevée": v. Private to "criée": i.
"crevée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crevée" and "criée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crevée" vs "criée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crevée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crevée" and "criée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs criée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.