Which to use
“cible” is a noun and “ciblent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,511
- “cible” frequency rank
- #36,761
- “ciblent” frequency rank
- 39272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cible | ciblent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de planche servant de but pour le tir à l’arc ou avec des armes à feu. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe cibler. |
Same sound, different letters: cible vs ciblent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. cible runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against ciblent's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - cible and ciblent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cible and ciblent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sibl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cible” sits inside “ciblent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cible is recorded at frequency rank #2,511, classified as anoun, pronounced \sibl\. ciblent is at rank #36,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \sibl\.
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 39272, this pair ranks #249,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cible vs ciblent
Shared letters: bceil. Private to "cible": -. Private to "ciblent": nt.
"cible" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "ciblent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cible" for "ciblent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cible" or "ciblent"?
After this comparison
"cible" and "ciblent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "cible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciblent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cible" and "ciblent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciblant vs ciblent". 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 #249,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.