Which to use
“écroule” and “enroule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,432
- “écroule” frequency rank
- #31,478
- “enroule” frequency rank
- 50910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écroule | enroule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrouler. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enrouler. |
Where the eye mixes écroule and enroule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses écroule with enroule
A purely visual mix-up. écroule (\e.kʁul\) and enroule (\ɑ̃.ʁul\) 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 50910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écroule is recorded at frequency rank #19,432, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁul\. enroule is at rank #31,478, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁul\.
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 50910, this pair ranks #159,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écroule vs enroule
Shared letters: eloru. Private to "écroule": cé. Private to "enroule": n.
"écroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "enroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enroule ← ennroule · enorule · enrolue · enrouel · enroulle · enrroule · enruole · ernoule
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écroule" and "enroule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "écroule" or "enroule"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "écroule" and "enroule" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "écroule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enroule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,007 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écroule" and "enroule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs enroule". 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 #159,007 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.