Which to use
“criée” is a noun and “criez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- #34,966
- “criez” frequency rank
- 72226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criée | criez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crier. |
Same sound, different letters: criée vs criez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: criée and criez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kʁi.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criée is recorded at frequency rank #37,260, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁi.je\. criez is at rank #34,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁi.je\.
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 72226, this pair ranks #44,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of criée vs criez
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "criée": é. Private to "criez": z.
"criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "criez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- criez ← ccriez · cirez · creiz · criezz · crize · crriez · rciez