Which to use
“crosses” and “cuisses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,268
- “crosses” frequency rank
- #9,636
- “cuisses” frequency rank
- 56904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crosses | cuisses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crosse. | Pluriel de cuisse. |
Where the eye mixes crosses and cuisses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. crosses (CCVCCVC) and cuisses (CVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between crosses and cuisses
A purely visual mix-up. crosses (\kʁɔs\) and cuisses (\kɥis\) 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 56904, 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\. cuisses is at rank #9,636, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɥis\.
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 56904, this pair ranks #118,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crosses vs cuisses
Shared letters: ces. Private to "crosses": or. Private to "cuisses": iu.
"crosses" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "cuisses" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "crosses" and "cuisses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "crosses" vs "cuisses" - 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 "crosses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuisses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crosses" and "cuisses" 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 #118,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.