Which to use
“appelés” is a noun and “appelons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,307
- “appelés” frequency rank
- #12,100
- “appelons” frequency rank
- 16407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appelés | appelons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de appelé. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe appeler. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set appelés and appelons apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: appelés is \a.pə.le\ while appelons is \a.pə.lɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16407, 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\. appelons is at rank #12,100, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.pə.lɔ̃\.
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 16407, this pair ranks #387,989 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of appelés vs appelons
Shared letters: aelps. Private to "appelés": é. Private to "appelons": no.
"appelés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "appelons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- appelons ← apelons · apeplons · appellons · appelnos · appelonns · appelonss · appelosn · appeolns
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "appelés" and "appelons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "appelés" or "appelons"?
Remembering appelés vs appelons
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “appelés”; for a verb, it's “appelons”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “appelés” entry
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