Which to use
“aigles” and “angle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,798
- “aigles” frequency rank
- #2,754
- “angle” frequency rank
- 19552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigles | angle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aigle. | Espace entre deux lignes ou deux plans qui se croisent ; inclinaison d’une ligne par rapport à une autre ; se mesure en degrés, en grades ou en radians. |
Where the eye mixes aigles and angle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: aigles vs angle
A purely visual mix-up. aigles (\ɛɡl\) and angle (\ɑ̃ɡl\) 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 19552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aigles is recorded at frequency rank #16,798, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛɡl\. angle is at rank #2,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃ɡl\.
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 19552, this pair ranks #372,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aigles vs angle
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "aigles": is. Private to "angle": n.
"aigles" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "angle" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aigles" and "angle" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aigles" vs "angle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigles" and "angle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aigles vs ainés". 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 #372,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.