Which to use
“écrouler” and “enroule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,079
- “écrouler” frequency rank
- #31,478
- “enroule” frequency rank
- 54557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrouler | enroule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomber en s’affaissant. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enrouler. |
Where the eye mixes écrouler and enroule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. écrouler runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against enroule's 7 (VCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: écrouler vs enroule
A purely visual mix-up. écrouler (\e.kʁu.le\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écrouler is recorded at frequency rank #23,079, classified as averb, pronounced \e.kʁu.le\. 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 54557, this pair ranks #133,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of écrouler vs enroule
Shared letters: eloru. Private to "écrouler": cé. Private to "enroule": n.
"écrouler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "enroule" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enroule ← ennroule · enorule · enrolue · enrouel · enroulle · enrroule · enruole · ernoule
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écrouler" and "enroule" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écrouler" or "enroule"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "écrouler" 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 #133,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrouler" 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 #133,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.