Which to use
“crime” and “crisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,907
- “crime” frequency rank
- #38,234
- “crisse” frequency rank
- 40141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crime | crisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Infraction très grave, à la morale ou à la loi. | ou Vaurien. |
Where the eye mixes crime and crisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crime runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against crisse's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crime vs crisse
A purely visual mix-up. crime (\kʁim\) and crisse (\kʁis\) 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 40141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crime is recorded at frequency rank #1,907, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁim\. crisse is at rank #38,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁis\.
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 40141, this pair ranks #242,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crime vs crisse
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "crime": m. Private to "crisse": s.
"crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crisse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crime" and "crisse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crime" vs "crisse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crime" and "crisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crisse vs crosses". 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 #242,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.