criéevscrisseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“criée” and “crisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,260
“criée” frequency rank
#38,234
“crisse” frequency rank
75494
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature criée crisse
Definition Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. ou Vaurien.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set criée and crisse apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
criée
6 ch
crisse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. criée (\kʁi.je\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75494, 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\. 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 75494, this pair ranks #33,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of criée vs crisse

Shared letters: ceir. Private to "criée": é. Private to "crisse": s.

"criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV  ·  "crisse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • crisseccrisse · cirsse · crrisse · crsise · rcisse

Frequency comparison

criée#37,260
crisse#38,234

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "criée" and "crisse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kʁi.je\ versus \kʁis\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "criée" or "crisse"?
"criée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,260 in our French list, against #38,234 for "crisse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering criée vs crisse

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “criée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list