# criminal vs criminel

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### criminal
*adjective · IPA \ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl\ · frequency rank #43,868*
Criminel, délinquant.

### criminel
*adjective · IPA \kʁi.mi.nɛl\ · frequency rank #4,479*
Qui est coupable d’un crime, de crimes.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/criminal-vs-criminel