Which to use
“croisera” and “croisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,810
- “croisera” frequency rank
- #37,261
- “croisez” frequency rank
- 80071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisera | croisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de croiser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croisera and croisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: croisera vs croisez
A purely visual mix-up. croisera (\kʁwa.zə.ʁa\) and croisez (\kʁwa.ze\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisera is recorded at frequency rank #42,810, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.zə.ʁa\. 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 80071, this pair ranks #21,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of croisera vs croisez
Shared letters: ceiors. Private to "croisera": a. Private to "croisez": z.
"croisera" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCV · "croisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croisera" and "croisez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "croisera" or "croisez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "croisera" 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 #21,798 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisera" and "croisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croisera 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 #21,798 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.