Which to use
“crit” and “CST” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,770
- “crit” frequency rank
- #34,048
- “CST” frequency rank
- 66818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crit | CST |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri. | Cellule souche tumorale. |
Where the eye mixes crit and CST
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crit vs CST
A purely visual mix-up. crit (\ˈkɾit\) and CST (\se.ɛs.te\) 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 66818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crit is recorded at frequency rank #32,770, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɾit\. CST is at rank #34,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.ɛs.te\.
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 66818, this pair ranks #66,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crit vs CST
Shared letters: ct. Private to "crit": ir. Private to "CST": s.
"crit" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "CST" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crit ← ccrit · cirt · critt · crrit · crti · rcit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crit" for "CST" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crit" vs "CST" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CST" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crit" and "CST" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CST". 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 #66,107 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.