Which to use
“barème” and “barque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,572
- “barème” frequency rank
- #15,097
- “barque” frequency rank
- 30669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barème | barque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recueil de comptes déjà faits à l'avance (certains présentés sous la forme de tableaux), facilitant le travail des comptables. | Petit bateau. |
Where the eye mixes barème and barque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. barème (CVCVCV) and barque (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: barème vs barque
A purely visual mix-up. barème (\ba.ʁɛm\) and barque (\baʁk\) 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 30669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barème is recorded at frequency rank #15,572, classified as anoun, pronounced \ba.ʁɛm\. barque is at rank #15,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced \baʁk\.
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 30669, this pair ranks #308,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barème vs barque
Shared letters: aber. Private to "barème": mè. Private to "barque": qu.
"barème" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "barque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- barque ← abrque · baqrue · barqeu · barqque · barrque · baruqe · bbarque
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "barème" and "barque" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "barème" or "barque"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "barème" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barème" and "barque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "balèze vs barème". 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 #308,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.