Which to use
“croisez” and “croyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,261
- “croisez” frequency rank
- #3,065
- “croyez” frequency rank
- 40326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisez | croyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the eye mixes croisez and croyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. croisez runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against croyez's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses croisez with croyez
A purely visual mix-up. croisez (\kʁwa.ze\) and croyez (\kʁwa.je\) 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 40326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisez is recorded at frequency rank #37,261, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.ze\. croyez is at rank #3,065, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.je\.
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 40326, this pair ranks #241,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croisez vs croyez
Shared letters: ceorz. Private to "croisez": is. Private to "croyez": y.
"croisez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "croyez" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croisez" and "croyez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "croisez" vs "croyez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "croisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisez" and "croyez" 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 #241,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.