Which to use
“crises” and “crisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- #38,234
- “crisse” frequency rank
- 44088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crises | crisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crise. | ou Vaurien. |
Where the eye mixes crises and crisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses crises with crisse
A purely visual mix-up. crises (\kʁiz\) 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 differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (es ↔ se) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crises is recorded at frequency rank #5,854, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁiz\. 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 44088, this pair ranks #213,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crises vs crisse
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "crises": -. Private to "crisse": -.
"crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crisse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crises" and "crisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crises" vs "crisse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crises" 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 #213,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crises" 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 #213,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.