Which to use
“broken” and “broyé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,499
- “broken” frequency rank
- #41,163
- “broyé” frequency rank
- 71662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | broken | broyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cassé, brisé, rompu, foutu. | Qui a été réduit en parcelles, en poudre ou en pâte. |
Where the eye mixes broken and broyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: broken vs broyé
A purely visual mix-up. broken (\ˈbɹoʊ.kən\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
broken is recorded at frequency rank #30,499, classified as anadj, pronounced \ˈbɹoʊ.kən\. 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 71662, this pair ranks #46,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of broken vs broyé
Shared letters: bor. Private to "broken": ekn. Private to "broyé": yé.
"broken" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "broyé" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- broken ← bbroken · borken · brkoen · broekn · brokenn · brokken · brokne · brroken
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "broken" and "broyé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "broken" or "broyé"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "broken" and "broyé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "broken" 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 #46,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "broken" and "broyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "broad vs broyé". 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 #46,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.