Which to use
“crue” and “Cte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,300
- “crue” frequency rank
- #42,264
- “Cte” frequency rank
- 51564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crue | Cte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Augmentation temporaire et généralement rapide du débit ou du niveau d’un cours d’eau, liée aux précipitations, à la fonte des neiges ou à d’autres apports. | Comte. |
Where the eye mixes crue and Cte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. crue runs 4 letters (CCVV) against Cte's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses crue with Cte
A purely visual mix-up. crue (\kʁy\) and Cte (\kɔ̃t\) 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 51564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crue is recorded at frequency rank #9,300, classified as anoun, pronounced \kʁy\. Cte is at rank #42,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 51564, this pair ranks #154,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crue vs Cte
Shared letters: ce. Private to "crue": ru. Private to "Cte": t.
"crue" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "Cte" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crue ← ccrue · creu · crrue · rcue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "crue" for "Cte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "crue" or "Cte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "crue" and "Cte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "crue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crue" and "Cte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs Cte". 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 #154,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.