Which to use
“criez” and “croirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,966
- “criez” frequency rank
- #49,011
- “croirez” frequency rank
- 83977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criez | croirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de croire. |
Where the eye mixes criez and croirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between criez and croirez
A purely visual mix-up. criez (\kʁi.je\) and croirez (\kʁwa.ʁe\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criez is recorded at frequency rank #34,966, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁi.je\. croirez is at rank #49,011, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.ʁe\.
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 83977, this pair ranks #13,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of criez vs croirez
Shared letters: ceirz. Private to "criez": -. Private to "croirez": o.
"criez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "croirez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "criez" and "croirez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "criez" vs "croirez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "criez" and "croirez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "criez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criez" and "croirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croirai vs croirez". 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 #13,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.