Which to use
“gueuler” is a verb and “gueules” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,897
- “gueuler” frequency rank
- #9,324
- “gueules” frequency rank
- 26221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gueuler | gueules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Crier ou hurler pour faire des reproches, donner des ordres ou exprimer sa douleur. | Émail servant à décrire la couleur rouge d’un élément des armoiries : écu, partition, pièce, meuble, etc. |
Where the eye mixes gueuler and gueules
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gueuler vs gueules
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gueuler is \ɡø.le\ while gueules is \ɡœl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “gueuler” becomes s in “gueules”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gueuler is recorded at frequency rank #16,897, classified as averb, pronounced \ɡø.le\. gueules is at rank #9,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡœl\.
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 26221, this pair ranks #336,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gueuler vs gueules
Shared letters: eglu. Private to "gueuler": r. Private to "gueules": s.
"gueuler" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "gueules" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gueuler" for "gueules" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "gueuler" or "gueules" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gueuler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gueules" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gueuler" and "gueules" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gueulent vs gueuler". 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 #336,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.