Which to use
“branle” and “branles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,281
- “branle” frequency rank
- #48,953
- “branles” frequency rank
- 58234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | branle | branles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oscillation, mouvement qui porte un corps tantôt d’un côté, tantôt de l’autre; l'espace ainsi parcouru. | Pluriel de branle. |
Same sound, different letters: branle vs branles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - branle / branles
This is the hard kind. branle and branles are pronounced identically (\bʁɑ̃l\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “branle” sits inside “branles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
branle is recorded at frequency rank #9,281, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁɑ̃l\. branles is at rank #48,953, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁɑ̃l\.
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 58234, this pair ranks #110,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of branle vs branles
Shared letters: abelnr. Private to "branle": -. Private to "branles": s.
"branle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "branles" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "branle" and "branles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "branle" or "branles"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "branle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "branles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "branle" and "branles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brands vs branles". 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 #110,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.