Which to use
“crise” is a noun and “Cros” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,109
- “crise” frequency rank
- #31,428
- “Cros” frequency rank
- 32537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crise | Cros |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: crise vs Cros
Shared letters muted; letters that set crise and Cros apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - crise and Cros
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: crise is anoun and Crosaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32537, 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\. Cros is at rank #31,428, tagged as aname.
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 32537, this pair ranks #296,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crise vs Cros
Shared letters: crs. Private to "crise": ei. Private to "Cros": o.
"crise" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Cros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "crise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crise" and "Cros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciro vs Cros". 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 #296,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.