Which to use
“crosses” and “croûtes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,268
- “crosses” frequency rank
- #40,702
- “croûtes” frequency rank
- 87970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crosses | croûtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crosse. | Pluriel de croûte. |
Where the eye mixes crosses and croûtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crosses (CCVCCVC) and croûtes (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses crosses with croûtes
A purely visual mix-up. crosses (\kʁɔs\) and croûtes (\kʁut\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crosses is recorded at frequency rank #47,268, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔs\. croûtes is at rank #40,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁut\.
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 87970, this pair ranks #7,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crosses vs croûtes
Shared letters: ceors. Private to "crosses": -. Private to "croûtes": tû.
"crosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "croûtes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crosses ← ccrosses · corsses · crosess · crossess · crossse · crrosses · crsoses · rcosses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crosses" for "croûtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "crosses" vs "croûtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "crosses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croûtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crosses" and "croûtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causses vs crosses". 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 #7,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.