croirezvscroyezWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

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

7 ch
croirez
6 ch
croyez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • croirezccroirez · corirez · criorez · croierz · croirezz · croirrez · croirze · croriez
  • croyezccroyez · coryez · croeyz · croyezz · croyyez · croyze · crroyez · cryoez

Frequency comparison

croirez#49,011
croyez#3,065

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "croirez" and "croyez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kʁwa.ʁe\ versus \kʁwa.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "croirez" or "croyez"?
"croyez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,065 in our French list, against #49,011 for "croirez". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering croirez vs croyez

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