Which to use
“isolées” is an adjective and “isoler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,292
- “isolées” frequency rank
- #9,858
- “isoler” frequency rank
- 24150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isolées | isoler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de isolé. | Séparer un lieu ou un objet de ce qui l’entoure. |
Same sound, different letters: isolées vs isoler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. isolées runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against isoler's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - isolées / isoler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: isolées and isoler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.zɔ.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
isolées is recorded at frequency rank #14,292, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.zɔ.le\. isoler is at rank #9,858, tagged as averb, 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 24150, this pair ranks #348,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of isolées vs isoler
Shared letters: eilos. Private to "isolées": é. Private to "isoler": r.
"isolées" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "isoler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- isoler ← iosler · isloer · isoelr · isolerr · isoller · isolre · issoler · sioler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "isolées" and "isoler" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "isolées" or "isoler" show up more?
Useful next steps
"isolées" and "isoler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "isolées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "isoler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isolées" and "isoler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isoler vs isoloir". 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 #348,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.