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Which to use

“croirez” and “croises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,011
“croirez” frequency rank
#30,966
“croises” frequency rank
79977
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature croirez croises
Definition Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de croire. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croiser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set croirez and croises apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
croirez
7 ch
croises

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. croirez (\kʁwa.ʁe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

croirez is recorded at frequency rank #49,011, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.ʁe\. 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 79977, this pair ranks #22,020 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of croirez vs croises

Shared letters: ceior. Private to "croirez": z. Private to "croises": s.

"croirez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "croises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • croirezccroirez · corirez · criorez · croierz · croirezz · croirrez · croirze · croriez
  • croisesccroises · corises · crioses · croiess · croisess · croisse · croisses · crosies

Frequency comparison

croirez#49,011
croises#30,966

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "croirez" and "croises" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kʁwa.ʁe\ versus \kʁwaz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "croirez" or "croises"?
"croises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,966 in our French list, against #49,011 for "croirez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering croirez vs croises

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “croirez” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list