Which to use
“croiser” and “croises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,418
- “croiser” frequency rank
- #30,966
- “croises” frequency rank
- 38384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croiser | croises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Disposer en forme de croix. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croiser and croises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: croiser vs croises
A purely visual mix-up. croiser (\kʁwa.ze\) and croises (\kʁwaz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “croiser” becomes s in “croises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croiser is recorded at frequency rank #7,418, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.ze\. croises is at rank #30,966, 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 38384, this pair ranks #255,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croiser vs croises
Shared letters: ceiors. Private to "croiser": -. Private to "croises": -.
"croiser" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "croises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "croiser" for "croises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "croiser" vs "croises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "croiser" and "croises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "croiser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croiser" and "croises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croises 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 #255,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.