Which to use
“harceler” and “harcelés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,809
- “harceler” frequency rank
- #47,371
- “harcelés” frequency rank
- 61180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harceler | harcelés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tourmenter une personne, ou un animal, en le poursuivant sans relâche, en le malmenant. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de harceler. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set harceler and harcelés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
harceler and harcelés form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harceler is recorded at frequency rank #13,809, classified as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.sə.le\. harcelés is at rank #47,371, tagged as averb, pronounced ^((h aspiré))\aʁ.sə.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 61180, this pair ranks #93,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering harceler vs harcelés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “harceler” entry
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