Which to use
“cri” and “croît” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,649
- “cri” frequency rank
- #18,977
- “croît” frequency rank
- 24626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cri | croît |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de crier, son perçant ou puissant émis par la voix d’un être humain ou d’un animal. | Augmentation d’un troupeau par la naissance des petits. |
Where the eye mixes cri and croît
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cri runs 3 letters (CCV) against croît's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cri and croît
A purely visual mix-up. cri (\kʁi\) and croît (\kʁwa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cri is recorded at frequency rank #5,649, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\. croît is at rank #18,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁwa\.
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 24626, this pair ranks #345,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cri vs croît
Shared letters: cr. Private to "cri": i. Private to "croît": otî.
"cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "croît" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cri" for "croît" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cri" or "croît"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croît" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,533 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cri" and "croît" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croco vs croît". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,533 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.