Which to use
“aigles” and “anglet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,798
- “aigles” frequency rank
- #36,701
- “anglet” frequency rank
- 53499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aigles | anglet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de aigle. | Petite cavité en angle, qui sépare les bossages et dont le profil offre à peu près la figure d’un V couché (>). |
Where the eye mixes aigles and anglet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. aigles (VVCCVC) and anglet (VCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between aigles and anglet
A purely visual mix-up. aigles (\ɛɡl\) and anglet (\ɑ̃.ɡlɛ\) 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 53499, 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\. anglet is at rank #36,701, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ɡlɛ\.
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 53499, this pair ranks #140,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aigles vs anglet
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "aigles": is. Private to "anglet": nt.
"aigles" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC · "anglet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aigles" and "anglet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aigles" vs "anglet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aigles" and "anglet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aigles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anglet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aigles" and "anglet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anales vs anglet". 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 #140,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.