Which to use
“croirez” and “croyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,011
- “croirez” frequency rank
- #3,065
- “croyez” frequency rank
- 52076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croirez | croyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de croire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the eye mixes croirez and croyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. croirez runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against croyez's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: croirez vs croyez
A purely visual mix-up. croirez (\kʁwa.ʁe\) and croyez (\kʁwa.je\) 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 52076, 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\. croyez is at rank #3,065, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.je\.
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 52076, this pair ranks #150,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croirez vs croyez
Shared letters: ceorz. Private to "croirez": i. Private to "croyez": y.
"croirez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "croyez" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croirez" and "croyez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "croirez" or "croyez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "croirez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croirez" and "croyez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croirai vs croirez". 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 #150,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.