Which to use
“crit” and “cut” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,770
- “crit” frequency rank
- #17,668
- “cut” frequency rank
- 50438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crit | cut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri. | Pointage permettant de se qualifier. |
Where the eye mixes crit and cut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crit and cut
A purely visual mix-up. crit (\ˈkɾit\) and cut (\kœt\) 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 50438, 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\. cut is at rank #17,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kœt\.
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 50438, this pair ranks #162,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crit vs cut
Shared letters: ct. Private to "crit": ir. Private to "cut": u.
"crit" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crit ← ccrit · cirt · critt · crrit · crti · rcit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crit" for "cut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crit" or "cut"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crit" and "cut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CIP vs crit". 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 #162,635 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.