Which to use
“croisées” is an adjective and “croiser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,976
- “croisées” frequency rank
- #7,418
- “croiser” frequency rank
- 26394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisées | croiser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de croisé. | Disposer en forme de croix. |
Same sound, different letters: croisées vs croiser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. croisées runs 8 letters (CCVVCVVC) against croiser's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - croisées and croiser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: croisées 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 26394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisées is recorded at frequency rank #18,976, 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 26394, this pair ranks #335,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of croisées vs croiser
Shared letters: ceiors. Private to "croisées": é. Private to "croiser": -.
"croisées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC · "croiser" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- croiser ← ccroiser · coriser · crioser · croiesr · croiserr · croisre · croisser · crosier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croisées" and "croiser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "croisées" or "croiser"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "croisées" 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 #335,262 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisées" and "croiser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisées vs crosses". 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 #335,262 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.