Which to use
“carrées” and “chargées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,510
- “carrées” frequency rank
- #12,125
- “chargées” frequency rank
- 36635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrées | chargées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de carré. | Féminin pluriel de chargé. |
Where the eye mixes carrées and chargées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. carrées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against chargées's 8 (CCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses carrées with chargées
A purely visual mix-up. carrées (\ka.ʁe\) and chargées (\ʃaʁ.ʒe\) 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 36635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrées is recorded at frequency rank #24,510, classified as anadj, pronounced \ka.ʁe\. chargées is at rank #12,125, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒe\.
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 36635, this pair ranks #268,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carrées vs chargées
Shared letters: acersé. Private to "carrées": -. Private to "chargées": gh.
"carrées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "chargées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carrées" and "chargées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carrées" vs "chargées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chargées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrées" and "chargées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrées vs carrez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.