Which to use
“croisait” and “croisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,370
- “croisait” frequency rank
- #14,652
- “croisent” frequency rank
- 58022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisait | croisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de croiser. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croisait and croisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. croisait (CCVVCVVC) and croisent (CCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: croisait vs croisent
A purely visual mix-up. croisait (\kʁwa.zɛ\) and croisent (\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 58022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisait is recorded at frequency rank #43,370, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.zɛ\. croisent is at rank #14,652, 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 58022, this pair ranks #111,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of croisait vs croisent
Shared letters: ciorst. Private to "croisait": a. Private to "croisent": en.
"croisait" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC · "croisent" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "croisait" for "croisent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "croisait" vs "croisent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "croisait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisait" and "croisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisait vs CrossFit". 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 #111,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.