Which to use
“Crie” and “cure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,488
- “Crie” frequency rank
- #7,048
- “cure” frequency rank
- 13536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Crie | cure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Membre féminin de la nation crie. | Soin, souci. — En ce sens, il est surtout usité dans l’expression : n’avoir cure. |
Where the eye mixes Crie and cure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Crie and cure
A purely visual mix-up. Crie (\kʁi\) and cure (\kyʁ\) 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 13536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Crie is recorded at frequency rank #6,488, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\. cure is at rank #7,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kyʁ\.
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 13536, this pair ranks #400,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Crie vs cure
Shared letters: cer. Private to "Crie": i. Private to "cure": u.
"Crie" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "cure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Crie" for "cure" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Crie" or "cure"?
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 "Crie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Crie" and "cure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "curage vs cure". 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 #400,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.