Which to use
“écrouler” and “enroulée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,079
- “écrouler” frequency rank
- #36,374
- “enroulée” frequency rank
- 59453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écrouler | enroulée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomber en s’affaissant. | Participe passé féminin singulier de enrouler. |
Where the eye mixes écrouler and enroulée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. écrouler (VCCVVCVC) and enroulée (VCCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between écrouler and enroulée
A purely visual mix-up. écrouler (\e.kʁu.le\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59453, 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\. 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 59453, this pair ranks #103,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of écrouler vs enroulée
Shared letters: elorué. Private to "écrouler": c. Private to "enroulée": n.
"écrouler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "enroulée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "écrouler" and "enroulée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "écrouler" vs "enroulée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "enroulée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "écrouler" and "enroulée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs enroulée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.