Which to use
“ela” and “élec” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,314
- “ela” frequency rank
- #45,965
- “élec” frequency rank
- 93279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ela | élec |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Activité de loisir, amateur, loisir. | Électricité. |
Where the eye mixes ela and élec
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. ela runs 3 letters (VCV) against élec's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ela and élec
A purely visual mix-up. ela (\ˈɛla\) and élec (\e.lɛk\) 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 93279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ela is recorded at frequency rank #47,314, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛla\. élec is at rank #45,965, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.lɛk\.
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 93279, this pair ranks #2,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ela vs élec
Shared letters: el. Private to "ela": a. Private to "élec": cé.
"ela" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "élec" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ela" for "élec" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ela" vs "élec" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ela" and "élec" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "élec" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,387 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ela" and "élec" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ela vs EPO". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,387 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.