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 eye mixes criée and crisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. criée runs 5 letters (CCVVV) against crisse's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses criée with crisse
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
- crisse ← ccrisse · cirsse · crrisse · crsise · rcisse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "criée" and "crisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "criée" vs "crisse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "criée" 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 #33,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criée" and "crisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs criée". 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 #33,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.