Which to use
“carré” is an adjective and “charrue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,386
- “carré” frequency rank
- #28,480
- “charrue” frequency rank
- 31866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carré | charrue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En forme de rectangle dont les côtés sont tous égaux. | Terme générique par lequel on désigne les différents types d’instruments de labourage qui varient selon les pays, les époques, les techniques et les besoins. |
Where the eye mixes carré and charrue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. carré runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against charrue's 7 (CCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: carré vs charrue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: carré is \ka.ʁe\ while charrue is \ʃa.ʁy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 31866, 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\. charrue is at rank #28,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃa.ʁy\.
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 31866, this pair ranks #301,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carré vs charrue
Shared letters: acr. Private to "carré": é. Private to "charrue": ehu.
"carré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "charrue" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- charrue ← cahrrue · ccharrue · charreu · charue · charure · chharrue · chrarue · hcarrue
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carré" for "charrue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "carré" or "charrue"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charrue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carré" and "charrue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "charmée vs charrue". 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 #301,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.