Which to use
“carrée” is a noun and “carrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,130
- “carrée” frequency rank
- #48,969
- “carrer” frequency rank
- 62099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrée | carrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cadre, châssis de bois d’un lit. | Donner une figure carrée, rendre carré. |
Same sound, different letters: carrée vs carrer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - carrée / carrer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: carrée and carrer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ka.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrée is recorded at frequency rank #13,130, classified as anoun, 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 62099, this pair ranks #88,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carrée vs carrer
Shared letters: acer. Private to "carrée": é. Private to "carrer": -.
"carrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "carrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- carrer ← acrrer · carer · carerr · carrerr · carrre · ccarrer · crarer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carrée" and "carrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carrée" vs "carrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrée" 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 #88,822 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrée" 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 #88,822 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.