Which to use
“barèmes” and “barques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,326
- “barèmes” frequency rank
- #33,137
- “barques” frequency rank
- 77463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barèmes | barques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de barème. | Pluriel de barque. |
Where the eye mixes barèmes and barques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. barèmes (CVCVCVC) and barques (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: barèmes vs barques
A purely visual mix-up. barèmes (\ba.ʁɛm\) and barques (\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 77463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barèmes is recorded at frequency rank #44,326, classified as anoun, pronounced \ba.ʁɛm\. barques is at rank #33,137, 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 77463, this pair ranks #28,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barèmes vs barques
Shared letters: abers. Private to "barèmes": mè. Private to "barques": qu.
"barèmes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "barques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- barques ← abrques · baqrues · barqeus · barqques · barquess · barquse · barrques · baruqes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "barèmes" for "barques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "barèmes" or "barques"?
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 "barèmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barèmes" and "barques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barèmes vs barges". 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 #28,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.