Which to use
“Adèle” is a name and “asile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,512
- “Adèle” frequency rank
- #5,007
- “asile” frequency rank
- 17519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adèle | asile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom féminin français. | Privilège d’inviolabilité accordé à certaines personnes et à certains lieux chez les anciens. |
Where the eye mixes Adèle and asile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Adèle with asile
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adèle is \a.dɛl\ while asile is \a.zil\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adèle is recorded at frequency rank #12,512, classified as aname, pronounced \a.dɛl\. asile is at rank #5,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.zil\.
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 17519, this pair ranks #382,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adèle vs asile
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Adèle": dè. Private to "asile": is.
"Adèle" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "asile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asile ← aisle · asiel · asille · aslie · assile · saile
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Adèle" for "asile" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Adèle" or "asile" show up more?
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 "Adèle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adèle" and "asile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adèle vs adulé". 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 #382,770 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.