Which to use
“crises” is a noun and “croisées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- #18,976
- “croisées” frequency rank
- 24830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crises | croisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crise. | Féminin pluriel de croisé. |
Where the eye mixes crises and croisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. crises runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against croisées's 8 (CCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crises with croisées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crises is \kʁiz\ while croisées is \kʁwa.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24830, 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\. croisées is at rank #18,976, tagged as anadj, 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 24830, this pair ranks #344,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of crises vs croisées
Shared letters: ceirs. Private to "crises": -. Private to "croisées": oé.
"crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "croisées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crises ← ccrises · cirses · criess · crisess · crisses · crrises · crsies · rcises
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crises" and "croisées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "crises" or "croisées" 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 "croisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crises" and "croisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisées 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 #344,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.