Which to use
“écroule” and “enrouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,432
- “écroule” frequency rank
- #37,795
- “enrouler” frequency rank
- 57227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écroule | enrouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de écrouler. | Rouler plusieurs fois une chose autour d’une autre, ou sur elle-même. |
Where the eye mixes écroule and enrouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. écroule runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against enrouler's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses écroule with enrouler
A purely visual mix-up. écroule (\e.kʁul\) and enrouler (\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 57227, 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\. enrouler is at rank #37,795, 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 57227, this pair ranks #116,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écroule vs enrouler
Shared letters: eloru. Private to "écroule": cé. Private to "enrouler": n.
"écroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "enrouler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enrouler ← ennrouler · enoruler · enroluer · enrouelr · enroulerr · enrouller · enroulre · enrrouler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écroule" and "enrouler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "écroule" or "enrouler" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "écroule" and "enrouler" 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 "enrouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écroule" and "enrouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs enrouler". 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 #116,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.