Which to use
“croisé” is an adjective and “croisez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,962
- “croisé” frequency rank
- #37,261
- “croisez” frequency rank
- 43223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisé | croisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie des choses qui se recouvrent en croix, ou approximativement. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Same sound, different letters: croisé vs croisez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. croisé runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against croisez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - croisé / croisez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: croisé and croisez 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 43223, 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\. croisez is at rank #37,261, 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 43223, this pair ranks #219,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croisé vs croisez
Shared letters: ciors. Private to "croisé": é. Private to "croisez": ez.
"croisé" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "croisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- croisez ← ccroisez · corisez · criosez · croiesz · croisezz · croissez · croisze · crosiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croisé" and "croisez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "croisé" or "croisez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "croisé" / "croisez". 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 "croisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisé" and "croisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisez 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 #219,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.