Which to use
“ilan” and “iles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,343
- “ilan” frequency rank
- #14,699
- “iles” frequency rank
- 54042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ilan | iles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serpent. | Parties latérales et inférieures du bas-ventre. |
Where the eye mixes ilan and iles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ilan vs iles
A purely visual mix-up. ilan (\i.ˈlɑn\) and iles (\i.lɛs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ilan is recorded at frequency rank #39,343, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.ˈlɑn\. iles is at rank #14,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.lɛs\.
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 54042, this pair ranks #136,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ilan vs iles
Shared letters: il. Private to "ilan": an. Private to "iles": es.
"ilan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "iles" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ilan" and "iles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ilan" vs "iles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ilan" and "iles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ilan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ilan" and "iles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ilan vs Ilona". 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 #136,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.