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. |
Letter map: crise vs croce
Shared letters muted; letters that set crise and croce apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. crise and croce follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on crise vs croce
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crise" and "croce" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crise" vs "croce" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "crise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,191 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crise" and "croce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs croce". 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 #202,191 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.