Which to use
“calée” is an adjective and “caler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,384
- “calée” frequency rank
- #22,506
- “caler” frequency rank
- 70890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calée | caler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de calé. | Baisser, en parlant des basses vergues, des mâts de hune ou de perroquet. |
Same sound, different letters: calée vs caler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. calée (CVCVV) and caler (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - calée / caler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: calée and caler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ka.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calée is recorded at frequency rank #48,384, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.le\. caler is at rank #22,506, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.le\.
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 70890, this pair ranks #49,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of calée vs caler
Shared letters: acel. Private to "calée": é. Private to "caler": r.
"calée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "caler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caler ← acler · caelr · calerr · caller · calre · ccaler · claer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "calée" and "caler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "calée" vs "caler" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "calée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calée" and "caler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs calée". 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 #49,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.