Which to use
“criée” and “crue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- #9,300
- “crue” frequency rank
- 46560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criée | crue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. | Augmentation temporaire et généralement rapide du débit ou du niveau d’un cours d’eau, liée aux précipitations, à la fonte des neiges ou à d’autres apports. |
Where the eye mixes criée and crue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. criée (\kʁi.je\) and crue (\kʁy\) 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 46560, 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\. crue is at rank #9,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁy\.
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 46560, this pair ranks #193,948 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criée vs crue
Shared letters: cer. Private to "criée": ié. Private to "crue": u.
"criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "crue" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crue ← ccrue · creu · crrue · rcue