Which to use
“croyais” and “croyons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,747
- “croyais” frequency rank
- #11,750
- “croyons” frequency rank
- 15497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | croyais | croyons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de croire. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the eye mixes croyais and croyons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. croyais (CCVVVVC) and croyons (CCVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: croyais vs croyons
A purely visual mix-up. croyais (\kʁwa.jɛ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
croyais is recorded at frequency rank #3,747, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.jɛ\. 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 15497, this pair ranks #392,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of croyais vs croyons
Shared letters: corsy. Private to "croyais": ai. Private to "croyons": n.
"croyais" · 7 letters · shape CCVVVVC · "croyons" · 7 letters · shape CCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "croyais" and "croyons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "croyais" or "croyons"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "croyais" 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 #392,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "croyais" and "croyons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "canyons vs croyons". 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 #392,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.