Which to use
“circule” and “circulez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,930
- “circule” frequency rank
- #30,524
- “circulez” frequency rank
- 42454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | circule | circulez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe circuler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe circuler. |
Where the eye mixes circule and circulez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: circule vs circulez
A purely visual mix-up. circule (\siʁ.kyl\) and circulez (\siʁ.ky.le\) 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 extra letter(s) - “circule” sits inside “circulez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
circule is recorded at frequency rank #11,930, classified as averb, pronounced \siʁ.kyl\. circulez is at rank #30,524, tagged as averb, pronounced \siʁ.ky.le\.
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 42454, this pair ranks #225,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of circule vs circulez
Shared letters: ceilru. Private to "circule": -. Private to "circulez": z.
"circule" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "circulez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "circule" and "circulez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "circule" vs "circulez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "circule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "circulez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "circule" and "circulez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calculez vs circulez". 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 #225,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.