Which to use
“crique” and “criquets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,361
- “crique” frequency rank
- #44,960
- “criquets” frequency rank
- 77321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crique | criquets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite baie, partie du rivage qui forme dans les terres un enfoncement où de petits bateaux peuvent se mettre à l’abri. | Pluriel de criquet. |
Where the eye mixes crique and criquets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. crique runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against criquets's 8 (CCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crique with criquets
A purely visual mix-up. crique (\kʁik\) and criquets (\kʁi.kɛ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “crique” sits inside “criquets”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crique is recorded at frequency rank #32,361, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁik\. criquets is at rank #44,960, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁi.kɛ\.
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 77321, this pair ranks #28,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crique vs criquets
Shared letters: ceiqru. Private to "crique": -. Private to "criquets": st.
"crique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "criquets" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crique" and "criquets" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crique" vs "criquets" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criquets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crique" and "criquets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cliquetis vs criquets". 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 #28,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.