Which to use
“carlin” and “curling” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,172
- “carlin” frequency rank
- #31,431
- “curling” frequency rank
- 72603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carlin | curling |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Race de petit chien de compagnie molossoïde, type dogue provenant de Chine, à museau écrasé et noir, à poil ras, de couleur sable, noir ou marron très foncé. | Sport collectif consistant à faire glisser sur la glace un palet vers une cible. |
Where the eye mixes carlin and curling
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: carlin vs curling
A purely visual mix-up. carlin (\kaʁ.lɛ̃\) and curling (\kœʁ.liŋ\) 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 72603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carlin is recorded at frequency rank #41,172, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.lɛ̃\. curling is at rank #31,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kœʁ.liŋ\.
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 72603, this pair ranks #43,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carlin vs curling
Shared letters: cilnr. Private to "carlin": a. Private to "curling": gu.
"carlin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "curling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carlin" for "curling" ever safe?
Frequency check: "carlin" vs "curling" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carlin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curling" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carlin" and "curling" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Carlier vs carlin". 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 #43,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.