Which to use
“enculer” and “épauler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,922
- “enculer” frequency rank
- #33,088
- “épauler” frequency rank
- 48010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enculer | épauler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sodomiser. | Blesser à l’épaule. |
Where the eye mixes enculer and épauler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enculer (VCCVCVC) and épauler (VCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: enculer vs épauler
A purely visual mix-up. enculer (\ɑ̃.ky.le\) and épauler (\e.po.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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enculer is recorded at frequency rank #14,922, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ky.le\. épauler is at rank #33,088, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.po.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 48010, this pair ranks #182,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enculer vs épauler
Shared letters: elru. Private to "enculer": cn. Private to "épauler": apé.
"enculer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "épauler" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enculer ← ecnuler · encculer · encluer · encuelr · enculerr · enculler · enculre · ennculer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enculer" and "épauler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enculer" vs "épauler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enculer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épauler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enculer" and "épauler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épauler vs exaucer". 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 #182,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.