Which to use
“crible” and “crisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,390
- “crible” frequency rank
- #38,234
- “crisse” frequency rank
- 65624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crible | crisse |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ou Vaurien. |
Where the eye mixes crible and crisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crible and crisse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses crible with crisse
A purely visual mix-up. crible (\kʁibl\) and crisse (\kʁis\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65624, 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\. crisse is at rank #38,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁis\.
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 65624, this pair ranks #71,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crible vs crisse
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "crible": bl. Private to "crisse": s.
"crible" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "crisse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crible" and "crisse" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crible" or "crisse"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crible" and "crisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crible" and "crisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crisse vs crosses". 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 #71,511 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.