Which to use
“interpelle” and “interpellés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,158
- “interpelle” frequency rank
- #25,016
- “interpellés” frequency rank
- 41174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interpelle | interpellés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de interpeller. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de interpeller. |
Where the eye mixes interpelle and interpellés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interpelle with interpellés
A purely visual mix-up. interpelle (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl\) and interpellés (\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interpelle is recorded at frequency rank #16,158, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pɛl\. interpellés is at rank #25,016, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.pə.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 41174, this pair ranks #235,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interpelle vs interpellés
Shared letters: eilnprt. Private to "interpelle": -. Private to "interpellés": sé.
"interpelle" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "interpellés" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interpelle ← inetrpelle · innterpelle · inteprelle · intereplle · interpele · interpelel · interplele · interppelle
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "interpelle" and "interpellés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "interpelle" or "interpellés"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "interpelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interpellés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interpelle" and "interpellés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interpellées vs interpellés". 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 #235,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.