Which to use
“Cries” and “crit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,505
- “Cries” frequency rank
- #32,770
- “crit” frequency rank
- 61275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cries | crit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de Crie. | Cri. |
Where the eye mixes Cries and crit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Cries with crit
A purely visual mix-up. Cries (\kʁi\) and crit (\ˈkɾit\) 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 61275, 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\. crit is at rank #32,770, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɾit\.
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 61275, this pair ranks #93,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cries vs crit
Shared letters: cir. Private to "Cries": es. Private to "crit": t.
"Cries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "crit" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cries" for "crit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Cries" or "crit"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Cries" and "crit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cries" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cries" and "crit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIP vs crit". 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 #93,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.