Which to use
“diables” and “diablo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,351
- “diables” frequency rank
- #25,967
- “diablo” frequency rank
- 41318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diables | diablo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de diable. | Le Diable (Satan). |
Where the eye mixes diables and diablo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diables runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against diablo's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses diables with diablo
A purely visual mix-up. diables (\djɑbl\) and diablo (\ˈdja.blo\) 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 41318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diables is recorded at frequency rank #15,351, classified as anoun, pronounced \djɑbl\. diablo is at rank #25,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdja.blo\.
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 41318, this pair ranks #233,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diables vs diablo
Shared letters: abdil. Private to "diables": es. Private to "diablo": o.
"diables" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "diablo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diables" and "diablo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "diables" or "diablo"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "diables" and "diablo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diablo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,993 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diables" and "diablo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dabo vs diablo". 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 #233,993 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.