Which to use
“crises” and “crosses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,854
- “crises” frequency rank
- #47,268
- “crosses” frequency rank
- 53122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crises | crosses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crise. | Pluriel de crosse. |
Where the eye mixes crises and crosses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crises and crosses
A purely visual mix-up. crises (\kʁiz\) and crosses (\kʁɔs\) 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 53122, 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\. crosses is at rank #47,268, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔs\.
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 53122, this pair ranks #142,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crises vs crosses
Shared letters: cers. Private to "crises": i. Private to "crosses": o.
"crises" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crises" and "crosses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crises" or "crosses"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crosses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crises" and "crosses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses 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 #142,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.