Which to use
“crible” and “Crie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,390
- “crible” frequency rank
- #6,488
- “Crie” frequency rank
- 33878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crible | Crie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrument percé d’un grand nombre de trous qui sert à trier des objets de grosseur ou de qualité inégales, en laissant passer les uns et en repoussant les autres. | Membre féminin de la nation crie. |
Where the eye mixes crible and Crie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crible vs Crie
A purely visual mix-up. crible (\kʁibl\) and Crie (\kʁi\) 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 33878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crible is recorded at frequency rank #27,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁibl\. Crie is at rank #6,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\.
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 33878, this pair ranks #287,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crible vs Crie
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "crible": bl. Private to "Crie": -.
"crible" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Crie" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crible" for "Crie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crible" vs "Crie" - which ranks higher?
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 "crible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Crie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crible" and "Crie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crible vs crisse". 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 #287,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.