Which to use
“Cris” and “crises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,743
- “Cris” frequency rank
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- 10597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cris | crises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nation amérindienne établie au Canada, du nord du Québec à l’Alberta, de la grande famille des Algonquiens. | Pluriel de crise. |
Where the eye mixes Cris and crises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Cris and crises
A purely visual mix-up. Cris (\kʁi\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Cris” sits inside “crises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cris is recorded at frequency rank #4,743, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁi\. 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 10597, this pair ranks #412,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Cris vs crises
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "Cris": -. Private to "crises": e.
"Cris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Cris" for "crises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Cris" vs "crises" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Cris" 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 #412,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Cris" 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 #412,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.