Which to use
“croisons” and “croyons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,734
- “croisons” frequency rank
- #11,750
- “croyons” frequency rank
- 51484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croisons | croyons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croiser. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the eye mixes croisons and croyons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between croisons and croyons
A purely visual mix-up. croisons (\kʁwa.zɔ̃\) and croyons (\kʁwa.jɔ̃\) 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 51484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croisons is recorded at frequency rank #39,734, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.zɔ̃\. croyons is at rank #11,750, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.jɔ̃\.
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 51484, this pair ranks #154,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of croisons vs croyons
Shared letters: cnors. Private to "croisons": i. Private to "croyons": y.
"croisons" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "croyons" · 7 letters · shape CCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "croisons" and "croyons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "croisons" vs "croyons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "croisons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croyons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,646 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croisons" and "croyons" 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 #154,646 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.