Which to use
“criant” is an adjective and “crin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,678
- “criant” frequency rank
- #42,257
- “crin” frequency rank
- 52935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criant | crin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui crie. | Poil long et rude qui pousse au cou, à la queue et aux extrémités inférieures des membres de certains animaux et spécialement des chevaux. |
Where the eye mixes criant and crin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. criant runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against crin's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between criant and crin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: criant is \kʁi.jɑ̃\ while crin is \kʁɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criant is recorded at frequency rank #10,678, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁi.jɑ̃\. crin is at rank #42,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɛ̃\.
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 52935, this pair ranks #144,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criant vs crin
Shared letters: cinr. Private to "criant": at. Private to "crin": -.
"criant" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "crin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "criant" for "crin" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "criant" or "crin" show up more?
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 "criant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criant" and "crin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs crin". 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 #144,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.