Which to use
“carré” is an adjective and “carrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,386
- “carré” frequency rank
- #48,969
- “carrer” frequency rank
- 52355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carré | carrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En forme de rectangle dont les côtés sont tous égaux. | Donner une figure carrée, rendre carré. |
Same sound, different letters: carré vs carrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: carré vs carrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: carré and carrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ka.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carré is recorded at frequency rank #3,386, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʁe\. carrer is at rank #48,969, tagged as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁe\.
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 52355, this pair ranks #148,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carré vs carrer
Shared letters: acr. Private to "carré": é. Private to "carrer": e.
"carré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- carrer ← acrrer · carer · carerr · carrerr · carrre · ccarrer · crarer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carré" and "carrer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "carré" vs "carrer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "carré" / "carrer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "carré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carré" and "carrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrer vs carrez". 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 #148,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.