Which to use
“croises” and “croisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,966
- “croises” frequency rank
- #37,261
- “croisez” frequency rank
- 68227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croises | croisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croiser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croises and croisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: croises vs croisez
A purely visual mix-up. croises (\kʁwaz\) 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 a single letter - s in “croises” becomes z in “croisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croises is recorded at frequency rank #30,966, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwaz\. 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 68227, this pair ranks #60,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of croises vs croisez
Shared letters: ceiors. Private to "croises": -. Private to "croisez": z.
"croises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "croisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croises" and "croisez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "croises" vs "croisez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "croises" 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 #60,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croises" 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 #60,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.