Which to use
“capillaire” and “capitulaire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,194
- “capillaire” frequency rank
- #47,772
- “capitulaire” frequency rank
- 69966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capillaire | capitulaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux cheveux. | Qui a rapport aux assemblées de chanoines ou de religieux. |
Where the eye mixes capillaire and capitulaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. capillaire runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against capitulaire's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses capillaire with capitulaire
A purely visual mix-up. capillaire (\ka.pi.lɛʁ\) and capitulaire (\ka.pi.ty.lɛʁ\) 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 69966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capillaire is recorded at frequency rank #22,194, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.pi.lɛʁ\. capitulaire is at rank #47,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ka.pi.ty.lɛʁ\.
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 69966, this pair ranks #53,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capillaire vs capitulaire
Shared letters: aceilpr. Private to "capillaire": -. Private to "capitulaire": tu.
"capillaire" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "capitulaire" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- capillaire ← acpillaire · caipllaire · capilaire · capilalire · capillaier · capillairre · capillarie · capilliare
- capitulaire ← acpitulaire · caiptulaire · capitluaire · capittulaire · capitualire · capitulaier · capitulairre · capitularie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "capillaire" and "capitulaire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "capillaire" vs "capitulaire" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "capillaire" and "capitulaire" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "capillaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capitulaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capillaire" and "capitulaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capitulaire vs cartulaire". 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 #53,144 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.