Which to use
“croie” and “croisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,159
- “croie” frequency rank
- #37,261
- “croisez” frequency rank
- 60420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croie | croisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de croire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croie and croisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. croie runs 5 letters (CCVVV) against croisez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: croie vs croisez
A purely visual mix-up. croie (\kʁwa\) and croisez (\kʁwa.ze\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croie is recorded at frequency rank #23,159, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa\. croisez is at rank #37,261, tagged as averb, 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 60420, this pair ranks #97,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of croie vs croisez
Shared letters: ceior. Private to "croie": -. Private to "croisez": sz.
"croie" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV · "croisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croie" and "croisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "croie" or "croisez"?
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 "croie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croie" and "croisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisez vs cruiser". 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 #97,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.