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“crédibles” and “crédules” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,498
- “crédibles” frequency rank
- #43,871
- “crédules” frequency rank
- 63369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crédibles | crédules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de crédible. | Pluriel de crédule. |
Where the eye mixes crédibles and crédules
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. crédibles runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against crédules's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: crédibles vs crédules
A purely visual mix-up. crédibles (\kʁe.dibl\) and crédules (\kʁe.dyl\) 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 63369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crédibles is recorded at frequency rank #19,498, classified as anadj, pronounced \kʁe.dibl\. crédules is at rank #43,871, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kʁe.dyl\.
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 63369, this pair ranks #82,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crédibles vs crédules
Shared letters: cdelrsé. Private to "crédibles": bi. Private to "crédules": u.
"crédibles" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "crédules" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crédibles" and "crédules" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "crédibles" vs "crédules" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "crédibles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crédules" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crédibles" and "crédules" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crapules vs crédules". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #82,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.