Which to use
“crises” and “croisée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- #11,556
- “croisée” frequency rank
- 17410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crises | croisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crise. | Croisement, carrefour, endroit où deux choses et spécialement deux routes se croisent. |
Where the eye mixes crises and croisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crises and croisée
A purely visual mix-up. crises (\kʁiz\) and croisée (\kʁwa.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17410, 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\. croisée is at rank #11,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁwa.ze\.
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 17410, this pair ranks #383,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crises vs croisée
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "crises": -. Private to "croisée": oé.
"crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "croisée" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crises ← ccrises · cirses · criess · crisess · crisses · crrises · crsies · rcises
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crises" and "croisée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "crises" or "croisée" show up more?
What to do next
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 "croisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,304 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crises" and "croisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisée 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 #383,304 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.