Which to use
“iles” is a noun and “isolés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,699
- “iles” frequency rank
- #9,505
- “isolés” frequency rank
- 24204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | iles | isolés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parties latérales et inférieures du bas-ventre. | Masculin pluriel de isolé. |
Where the eye mixes iles and isolés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. iles runs 4 letters (VCVC) against isolés's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: iles vs isolés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: iles is \i.lɛs\ while isolés is \i.zɔ.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
iles is recorded at frequency rank #14,699, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.lɛs\. isolés is at rank #9,505, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.zɔ.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 24204, this pair ranks #347,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of iles vs isolés
Shared letters: ils. Private to "iles": e. Private to "isolés": oé.
"iles" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "isolés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- iles ← iels · iless · illes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "iles" and "isolés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "iles" vs "isolés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "iles" and "isolés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "iles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isolés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,949 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "iles" and "isolés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iles vs ime". 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 #347,949 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.