Which to use
“croisé” is an adjective and “croiser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,962
- “croisé” frequency rank
- #7,418
- “croiser” frequency rank
- 13380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisé | croiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie des choses qui se recouvrent en croix, ou approximativement. | Disposer en forme de croix. |
Same sound, different letters: croisé vs croiser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. croisé runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against croiser's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: croisé vs croiser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: croisé and croiser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kʁwa.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisé is recorded at frequency rank #5,962, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁwa.ze\. croiser is at rank #7,418, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.ze\.
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 13380, this pair ranks #401,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of croisé vs croiser
Shared letters: ciors. Private to "croisé": é. Private to "croiser": e.
"croisé" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "croiser" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- croiser ← ccroiser · coriser · crioser · croiesr · croiserr · croisre · croisser · crosier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croisé" and "croiser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "croisé" or "croiser"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "croisé" / "croiser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "croisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croiser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisé" and "croiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croiser 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 #401,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.