Which to use
“diables” and “diacres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,351
- “diables” frequency rank
- #43,879
- “diacres” frequency rank
- 59230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diables | diacres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de diable. | Pluriel de diacre. |
Where the eye mixes diables and diacres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. diables and diacres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between diables and diacres
A purely visual mix-up. diables (\djɑbl\) and diacres (\djakʁ\) 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 59230, 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\. diacres is at rank #43,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced \djakʁ\.
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 59230, this pair ranks #104,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of diables vs diacres
Shared letters: adeis. Private to "diables": bl. Private to "diacres": cr.
"diables" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "diacres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diables" and "diacres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "diables" or "diacres" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "diables" and "diacres" 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 "diacres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diables" and "diacres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diacre vs diacres". 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 #104,322 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.