appelésvsappelleWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“appelés” and “appelle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,307
“appelés” frequency rank
#643
“appelle” frequency rank
4950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature appelés appelle
Definition Pluriel de appelé. Manque de peau.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set appelés and appelle apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
appelés
7 ch
appelle

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. appelés (\a.pə.le\) and appelle (\a.pɛl\) 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 4950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

appelés is recorded at frequency rank #4,307, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pə.le\. appelle is at rank #643, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pɛl\.

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 4950, this pair ranks #430,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of appelés vs appelle

Shared letters: aelp. Private to "appelés": . Private to "appelle": -.

"appelés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "appelle" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • appelleapelle · apeplle · appele · appelel · applele · papelle

Frequency comparison

appelés#4,307
appelle#643

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "appelés" and "appelle" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\a.pə.le\ versus \a.pɛl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "appelés" or "appelle"?
"appelle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #643 in our French list, against #4,307 for "appelés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering appelés vs appelle

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “appelés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list