Which to use
“enculé” and “épaule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,387
- “enculé” frequency rank
- #4,542
- “épaule” frequency rank
- 12929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enculé | épaule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui subit, ou a subi, une sodomie, un coït anal. | Partie du corps qui attache au cou l’articulation du bras chez l’être humain et du membre antérieur chez les quadrupèdes ; articulation qui relie l'arrière-bras au tronc. |
Where the eye mixes enculé and épaule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. enculé (VCCVCV) and épaule (VCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: enculé vs épaule
A purely visual mix-up. enculé (\ɑ̃.ky.le\) and épaule (\e.pol\) 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 12929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enculé is recorded at frequency rank #8,387, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ky.le\. épaule is at rank #4,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pol\.
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 12929, this pair ranks #403,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enculé vs épaule
Shared letters: elué. Private to "enculé": cn. Private to "épaule": ap.
"enculé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "épaule" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enculé" and "épaule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enculé" or "épaule"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enculé" and "épaule" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enculé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épaule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enculé" and "épaule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enculé vs enflé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #403,152 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.