Which to use
“épingler” is a verb and “épingles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,370
- “épingler” frequency rank
- #28,805
- “épingles” frequency rank
- 63175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | épingler | épingles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attacher avec une épingle. | Pluriel de épingle. |
Where the eye mixes épingler and épingles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: épingler is \e.pɛ̃.ɡle\ while épingles is \e.pɛ̃ɡl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “épingler” becomes s in “épingles”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
épingler is recorded at frequency rank #34,370, classified as averb, pronounced \e.pɛ̃.ɡle\. épingles is at rank #28,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pɛ̃ɡl\.
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 63175, this pair ranks #83,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of épingler vs épingles
Shared letters: egilnpé. Private to "épingler": r. Private to "épingles": s.
"épingler" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC · "épingles" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCCVC