Which to use
“criée” and “critère” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- #7,046
- “critère” frequency rank
- 44306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criée | critère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. | Ce qui sert à distinguer dans une chose le vrai du faux. |
Where the eye mixes criée and critère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. criée runs 5 letters (CCVVV) against critère's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses criée with critère
A purely visual mix-up. criée (\kʁi.je\) and critère (\kʁi.tɛʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44306, 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\. critère is at rank #7,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi.tɛʁ\.
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 44306, this pair ranks #211,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criée vs critère
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "criée": é. Private to "critère": tè.
"criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "critère" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "criée" and "critère" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "criée" or "critère" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "criée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "critère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criée" and "critère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calée vs criée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #211,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.