Which to use
“calcule” and “calquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,733
- “calcule” frequency rank
- #46,628
- “calquée” frequency rank
- 59361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calcule | calquée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe calculer. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe calquer. |
Where the eye mixes calcule and calquée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. calcule (CVCCVCV) and calquée (CVCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: calcule vs calquée
A purely visual mix-up. calcule (\kal.kyl\) and calquée (\kal.ke\) 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 59361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calcule is recorded at frequency rank #12,733, classified as averb, pronounced \kal.kyl\. calquée is at rank #46,628, tagged as averb, pronounced \kal.ke\.
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 59361, this pair ranks #103,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calcule vs calquée
Shared letters: acelu. Private to "calcule": -. Private to "calquée": qé.
"calcule" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "calquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calcule ← aclcule · caclule · calccule · calclue · calcuel · calculle · callcule · calucle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "calcule" and "calquée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "calcule" or "calquée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "calcule" and "calquée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calcule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calquée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calcule" and "calquée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calquée vs claquée". 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 #103,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.