Which to use
“criée” and “Cris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- #4,743
- “Cris” frequency rank
- 42003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criée | Cris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. | Nation amérindienne établie au Canada, du nord du Québec à l’Alberta, de la grande famille des Algonquiens. |
Where the eye mixes criée and Cris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. criée (\kʁi.je\) and Cris (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42003, 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\. Cris is at rank #4,743, 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 42003, this pair ranks #228,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criée vs Cris
Shared letters: cir. Private to "criée": eé. Private to "Cris": s.
"criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "Cris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Cris ← ccris · cirs · crris · crsi · rcis