Which to use
“escroquer” is a verb and “escroquerie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,069
- “escroquer” frequency rank
- #11,764
- “escroquerie” frequency rank
- 60833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | escroquer | escroquerie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer quelque chose de quelqu’un par fourberie, par dol et manœuvres frauduleuses. | Action d’escroquer. |
Where the eye mixes escroquer and escroquerie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between escroquer and escroquerie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: escroquer is \ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\ while escroquerie is \ɛs.kʁɔ.kʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “escroquer” sits inside “escroquerie”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
escroquer is recorded at frequency rank #49,069, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛs.kʁɔ.ke\. escroquerie is at rank #11,764, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.kʁɔ.kʁi\.
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 60833, this pair ranks #95,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of escroquer vs escroquerie
Shared letters: ceoqrsu. Private to "escroquer": -. Private to "escroquerie": i.
"escroquer" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC · "escroquerie" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- escroquer ← ecsroquer · esccroquer · escorquer · escroqeur · escroqquer · escroquerr · escroqure · escrouqer
- escroquerie ← ecsroquerie · esccroquerie · escorquerie · escroqeurie · escroqquerie · escroqueire · escroquerei · escroquerrie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "escroquer" and "escroquerie" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "escroquer" or "escroquerie"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "escroquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "escroquerie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,547 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "escroquer" and "escroquerie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "escroquerie vs escroqueries". 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 #95,547 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.