Which to use
“croce” is a noun and “croisé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,404
- “croce” frequency rank
- #5,962
- “croisé” frequency rank
- 50366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croce | croisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crosse. | Qualifie des choses qui se recouvrent en croix, ou approximativement. |
Letter map: croce vs croisé
Shared letters muted; letters that set croce and croisé apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. croce runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against croisé's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - croce and croisé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: croce is anoun and croiséanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croce is recorded at frequency rank #44,404, classified as anoun. croisé is at rank #5,962, 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 50366, this pair ranks #163,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croce vs croisé
Shared letters: cor. Private to "croce": e. Private to "croisé": isé.
"croce" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "croisé" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- croce ← ccroce · corce · crcoe · crocce · croec · crroce · rcoce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "croce" for "croisé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "croce" vs "croisé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "croce" vs "croisé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "croce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croce" and "croisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs croce". 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 #163,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.