Which to use
“alcoolisé” is an adjective and “alcools” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,696
- “alcoolisé” frequency rank
- #18,642
- “alcools” frequency rank
- 55338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcoolisé | alcools |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui contient de l’alcool. | Pluriel de alcool. |
Where the eye mixes alcoolisé and alcools
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alcoolisé runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against alcools's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alcoolisé vs alcools
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alcoolisé is \al.kɔ.li.ze\ while alcools is \al.kɔl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcoolisé is recorded at frequency rank #36,696, classified as anadj, pronounced \al.kɔ.li.ze\. alcools is at rank #18,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced \al.kɔl\.
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 55338, this pair ranks #128,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alcoolisé vs alcools
Shared letters: aclos. Private to "alcoolisé": ié. Private to "alcools": -.
"alcoolisé" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV · "alcools" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcools ← aclools · alccools · alcolos · alcols · alcoolls · alcoolss · alcoosl · allcools
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alcoolisé" for "alcools" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "alcoolisé" or "alcools" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcoolisé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcools" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcoolisé" and "alcools" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcoolisé vs alcoolisée". 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 #128,082 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.