Which to use
“criée” and “cuite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,260
- “criée” frequency rank
- #9,301
- “cuite” frequency rank
- 46561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criée | cuite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proclamation pour annoncer la vente des biens en justice. | Sorte de cuisson donnée à la porcelaine, aux briques, au plâtre, etc. |
Where the eye mixes criée and cuite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. criée (\kʁi.je\) and cuite (\kɥit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46561, 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\. cuite is at rank #9,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥit\.
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 46561, this pair ranks #193,932 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criée vs cuite
Shared letters: cei. Private to "criée": ré. Private to "cuite": tu.
"criée" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "cuite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuite ← ccuite · ciute · cuiet · cuitte · cutie · ucite