Which to use
“croises” and “croisons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,966
- “croises” frequency rank
- #39,734
- “croisons” frequency rank
- 70700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croises | croisons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de croiser. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. |
Where the eye mixes croises and croisons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: croises vs croisons
A purely visual mix-up. croises (\kʁwaz\) and croisons (\kʁwa.zɔ̃\) 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 70700, 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\. croisons is at rank #39,734, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.zɔ̃\.
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 70700, this pair ranks #50,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of croises vs croisons
Shared letters: ciors. Private to "croises": e. Private to "croisons": n.
"croises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "croisons" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croises" and "croisons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "croises" or "croisons"?
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 "croisons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croises" and "croisons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "croiront vs croisons". 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 #50,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.