Which to use
“croisée” is a noun and “croisées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,556
- “croisée” frequency rank
- #18,976
- “croisées” frequency rank
- 30532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisée | croisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Croisement, carrefour, endroit où deux choses et spécialement deux routes se croisent. | Féminin pluriel de croisé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set croisée and croisées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: croisée and croisées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kʁwa.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “croisée” sits inside “croisées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisée is recorded at frequency rank #11,556, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁwa.ze\. croisées is at rank #18,976, tagged as anadj, 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 30532, this pair ranks #309,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croisée vs croisées
Shared letters: ceiorsé. Private to "croisée": -. Private to "croisées": -.
"croisée" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV · "croisées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croisée" and "croisées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "croisée" or "croisées"?
Remembering croisée vs croisées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “croisée”; for an adjective, it's “croisées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “croisée” entry
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