Which to use
“croire” and “croises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #579
- “croire” frequency rank
- #30,966
- “croises” frequency rank
- 31545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croire | croises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tenir pour véritable. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croire and croises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses croire with croises
A purely visual mix-up. croire (\kʁwaʁ\) and croises (\kʁwaz\) 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 31545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croire is recorded at frequency rank #579, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwaʁ\. croises is at rank #30,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwaz\.
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 31545, this pair ranks #303,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croire vs croises
Shared letters: ceior. Private to "croire": -. Private to "croises": s.
"croire" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "croises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croire" and "croises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "croire" vs "croises" - which ranks higher?
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 "croire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croire" and "croises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croises 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 #303,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.