Which to use
“crisis” and “crisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,787
- “crisis” frequency rank
- #38,234
- “crisse” frequency rank
- 75021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crisis | crisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crise. | ou Vaurien. |
Where the eye mixes crisis and crisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crisis (CCVCVC) and crisse (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between crisis and crisse
A purely visual mix-up. crisis (\ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crisis is recorded at frequency rank #36,787, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɹaɪ.sɪs\. 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 75021, this pair ranks #35,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crisis vs crisse
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "crisis": -. Private to "crisse": e.
"crisis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "crisse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crisis" and "crisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "crisis" or "crisse"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crisis" 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 #35,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crisis" 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 #35,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.