Which to use
“Cries” and “crisis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,505
- “Cries” frequency rank
- #36,787
- “crisis” frequency rank
- 65292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cries | crisis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de Crie. | Crise. |
Where the eye mixes Cries and crisis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Cries runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against crisis's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Cries vs crisis
A purely visual mix-up. Cries (\kʁi\) and crisis (\ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\) 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 65292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cries is recorded at frequency rank #28,505, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\. crisis is at rank #36,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\.
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 65292, this pair ranks #73,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cries vs crisis
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "Cries": e. Private to "crisis": -.
"Cries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "crisis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Cries" and "crisis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Cries" vs "crisis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crisis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cries" and "crisis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crisis vs criss". 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 #73,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.