crisevscroceWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“crise” and “croce” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,109
“crise” frequency rank
#44,404
“croce” frequency rank
45513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature crise croce
Definition Changement en bien ou en mal qui survient dans le cours d’une maladie et s’annonce par quelques phénomènes particuliers, comme une excrétion abondante, une hémorragie considérable, des sueurs, un dépôt dans les urines, etc. Crosse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set crise and croce apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
crise
5 ch
croce

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

crise and croce are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

crise is recorded at frequency rank #1,109, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁiz\. croce is at rank #44,404, tagged as anoun.

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 45513, this pair ranks #202,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of crise vs croce

Shared letters: cer. Private to "crise": is. Private to "croce": o.

"crise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "croce" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • criseccrise · cirse · crrise · crsie · rcise
  • croceccroce · corce · crcoe · crocce · croec · crroce · rcoce

Frequency comparison

crise#1,109
croce#44,404

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "crise" and "croce" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "crise" or "croce"?
"crise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,109 in our French list, against #44,404 for "croce". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering crise vs croce

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “crise” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list