Which to use
“écroule” and “enroulée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,432
- “écroule” frequency rank
- #36,374
- “enroulée” frequency rank
- 55806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écroule | enroulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrouler. | Participe passé féminin singulier de enrouler. |
Where the eye mixes écroule and enroulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between écroule and enroulée
A purely visual mix-up. écroule (\e.kʁul\) and enroulée (\ɑ̃.ʁu.le\) 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 55806, 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\. enroulée is at rank #36,374, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁu.le\.
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 55806, this pair ranks #125,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écroule vs enroulée
Shared letters: elorué. Private to "écroule": c. Private to "enroulée": n.
"écroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "enroulée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écroule" and "enroulée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "écroule" or "enroulée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "écroule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enroulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écroule" and "enroulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs enroulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.