Which to use
“cycle” and “cyclope” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,917
- “cycle” frequency rank
- #40,705
- “cyclope” frequency rank
- 43622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cycle | cyclope |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Révolution astronomique. | Sorte de géant monstrueux qui n’a qu’un œil, de forme ronde, au milieu du front. |
Where the eye mixes cycle and cyclope
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cycle vs cyclope
A purely visual mix-up. cycle (\sikl\) and cyclope (\si.klɔp\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cycle is recorded at frequency rank #2,917, classified as anoun, pronounced \sikl\. cyclope is at rank #40,705, tagged as anoun, pronounced \si.klɔp\.
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 43622, this pair ranks #216,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cycle vs cyclope
Shared letters: cely. Private to "cycle": -. Private to "cyclope": op.
"cycle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cyclope" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cycle" for "cyclope" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cycle" vs "cyclope" - 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 "cycle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cyclope" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cycle" and "cyclope" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cyclones vs cyclope". 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 #216,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.