Which to use
“coagulation” and “congélation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,861
- “coagulation” frequency rank
- #28,496
- “congélation” frequency rank
- 64357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coagulation | congélation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de se coaguler ou résultat de cette action. | Action de congeler ou de se congeler. |
Where the eye mixes coagulation and congélation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. coagulation (CVVCVCVCVVC) and congélation (CVCCVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between coagulation and congélation
A purely visual mix-up. coagulation (\kɔ.a.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\) and congélation (\kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coagulation is recorded at frequency rank #35,861, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.a.ɡy.la.sjɔ̃\. congélation is at rank #28,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒe.la.sjɔ̃\.
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 64357, this pair ranks #77,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coagulation vs congélation
Shared letters: acgilnot. Private to "coagulation": u. Private to "congélation": é.
"coagulation" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVVC · "congélation" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coagulation ← caogulation · ccoagulation · coaggulation · coagluation · coagualtion · coagulaiton · coagulatino · coagulationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coagulation" for "congélation" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "coagulation" or "congélation" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coagulation" and "congélation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coagulation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "congélation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coagulation" and "congélation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congélation vs congestion". 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 #77,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.