Which to use
“broad” and “broyé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,759
- “broad” frequency rank
- #41,163
- “broyé” frequency rank
- 88922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | broad | broyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Large, étendu. | Qui a été réduit en parcelles, en poudre ou en pâte. |
Where the eye mixes broad and broyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: broad vs broyé
A purely visual mix-up. broad (\ˈbɹɔd\) and broyé (\bʁwa.je\) 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 88922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
broad is recorded at frequency rank #47,759, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈbɹɔd\. broyé is at rank #41,163, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bʁwa.je\.
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 88922, this pair ranks #6,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of broad vs broyé
Shared letters: bor. Private to "broad": ad. Private to "broyé": yé.
"broad" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "broyé" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- broad ← bbroad · braod · broadd · broda · brroad · rboad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "broad" for "broyé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "broad" vs "broyé" - which ranks higher?
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 "broad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "broyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "broad" and "broyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bold vs broad". 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 #6,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.