Which to use
“Cries” and “cuirs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,505
- “Cries” frequency rank
- #36,344
- “cuirs” frequency rank
- 64849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cries | cuirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de Crie. | Pluriel de cuir. |
Where the eye mixes Cries and cuirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Cries (CCVVC) and cuirs (CVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Cries with cuirs
A purely visual mix-up. Cries (\kʁi\) and cuirs (\kɥiʁ\) 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 64849, 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\. cuirs is at rank #36,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥiʁ\.
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 64849, this pair ranks #75,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Cries vs cuirs
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "Cries": e. Private to "cuirs": u.
"Cries" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "cuirs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Cries" and "cuirs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Cries" or "cuirs" show up more?
What to do next
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 "cuirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cries" and "cuirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs cuirs". 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 #75,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.