Which to use
“crimes” and “crises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,916
- “crimes” frequency rank
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- 8770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crimes | crises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crime. | Pluriel de crise. |
Where the eye mixes crimes and crises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crimes vs crises
A purely visual mix-up. crimes (\kʁim\) and crises (\kʁiz\) 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 a single letter - m in “crimes” becomes s in “crises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crimes is recorded at frequency rank #2,916, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁim\. crises is at rank #5,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁiz\.
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 8770, this pair ranks #418,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crimes vs crises
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "crimes": m. Private to "crises": -.
"crimes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crimes" and "crises" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "crimes" or "crises"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "crimes" and "crises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crimes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crimes" and "crises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crises vs cruiser". 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 #418,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.