Which to use
“crique” and “crisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,361
- “crique” frequency rank
- #38,234
- “crisse” frequency rank
- 70595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crique | crisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petite baie, partie du rivage qui forme dans les terres un enfoncement où de petits bateaux peuvent se mettre à l’abri. | ou Vaurien. |
Where the eye mixes crique and crisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. crique (CCVCVV) and crisse (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses crique with crisse
A purely visual mix-up. crique (\kʁik\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70595, 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\. 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 70595, this pair ranks #50,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crique vs crisse
Shared letters: ceir. Private to "crique": qu. Private to "crisse": s.
"crique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "crisse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crique" and "crisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crique" or "crisse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "crique" and "crisse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crique" 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 #50,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crique" 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 #50,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.