Which to use
“ciblés” is a verb and “cinglés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,957
- “ciblés” frequency rank
- #40,670
- “cinglés” frequency rank
- 61627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciblés | cinglés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe cibler. | Masculin pluriel de cinglé. |
Where the eye mixes ciblés and cinglés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ciblés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against cinglés's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ciblés with cinglés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ciblés is \si.ble\ while cinglés is \sɛ̃.ɡle\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciblés is recorded at frequency rank #20,957, classified as averb, pronounced \si.ble\. cinglés is at rank #40,670, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɛ̃.ɡle\.
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 61627, this pair ranks #91,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ciblés vs cinglés
Shared letters: cilsé. Private to "ciblés": b. Private to "cinglés": gn.
"ciblés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cinglés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ciblés" and "cinglés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ciblés" vs "cinglés" - 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 "ciblés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cinglés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciblés" and "cinglés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cinglés vs congres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.