Which to use
“capitulaire” is an adjective and “cartulaire” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,772
- “capitulaire” frequency rank
- #29,685
- “cartulaire” frequency rank
- 77457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | capitulaire | cartulaire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a rapport aux assemblées de chanoines ou de religieux. | Ensemble de parchemins du Moyen Âge. |
Where the eye mixes capitulaire and cartulaire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. capitulaire runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVVCV) against cartulaire's 10 (CVCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between capitulaire and cartulaire
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: capitulaire is \ka.pi.ty.lɛʁ\ while cartulaire is \kaʁ.ty.lɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
capitulaire is recorded at frequency rank #47,772, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.pi.ty.lɛʁ\. cartulaire is at rank #29,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.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 77457, this pair ranks #28,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of capitulaire vs cartulaire
Shared letters: aceilrtu. Private to "capitulaire": p. Private to "cartulaire": -.
"capitulaire" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCV · "cartulaire" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- capitulaire ← acpitulaire · caiptulaire · capitluaire · capittulaire · capitualire · capitulaier · capitulairre · capitularie
- cartulaire ← acrtulaire · carrtulaire · cartluaire · carttulaire · cartualire · cartulaier · cartulairre · cartularie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "capitulaire" for "cartulaire" ever safe?
Which is more common, "capitulaire" or "cartulaire"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "capitulaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cartulaire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "capitulaire" and "cartulaire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capillaire vs capitulaire". 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 #28,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.