Which to use
“barges” and “barrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,466
- “barges” frequency rank
- #25,217
- “barrée” frequency rank
- 70683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barges | barrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de barge. | Féminin singulier de barré. |
Where the eye mixes barges and barrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. barges (CVCCVC) and barrée (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between barges and barrée
A purely visual mix-up. barges (\baʁʒ\) and barrée (\ba.ʁe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barges is recorded at frequency rank #45,466, classified as anadj, pronounced \baʁʒ\. barrée is at rank #25,217, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ba.ʁe\.
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 70683, this pair ranks #50,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barges vs barrée
Shared letters: aber. Private to "barges": gs. Private to "barrée": é.
"barges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "barrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- barges ← abrges · bagres · baregs · bargess · bargges · bargse · barrges · bbarges
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "barges" and "barrée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "barges" vs "barrée" - which ranks higher?
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 "barges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barges" and "barrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "badger 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 #50,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.