Which to use
“gonfler” is a verb and “gonflés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,803
- “gonfler” frequency rank
- #27,082
- “gonflés” frequency rank
- 40885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gonfler | gonflés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Augmenter quelque chose de volume en la remplissant de gaz ou d’un fluide ; faire saillir. | Masculin pluriel de gonflé. |
Same sound, different letters: gonfler vs gonflés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - gonfler / gonflés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gonfler and gonflés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɡɔ̃.fle\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gonfler is recorded at frequency rank #13,803, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡɔ̃.fle\. gonflés is at rank #27,082, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡɔ̃.fle\.
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 40885, this pair ranks #237,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gonfler vs gonflés
Shared letters: fglno. Private to "gonfler": er. Private to "gonflés": sé.
"gonfler" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "gonflés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gonfler ← ggonfler · gnofler · gofnler · gonfelr · gonffler · gonflerr · gonfller · gonflre
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "gonfler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gonflés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gonfler" and "gonflés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gonflées vs gonflés". 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 #237,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.