Which to use
“isoler” is a verb and “isolés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,858
- “isoler” frequency rank
- #9,505
- “isolés” frequency rank
- 19363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | isoler | isolés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Séparer un lieu ou un objet de ce qui l’entoure. | Masculin pluriel de isolé. |
Same sound, different letters: isoler vs isolés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - isoler and isolés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: isoler and isolés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.zɔ.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
isoler is recorded at frequency rank #9,858, classified as averb, pronounced \i.zɔ.le\. 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 19363, this pair ranks #373,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of isoler vs isolés
Shared letters: ilos. Private to "isoler": er. Private to "isolés": é.
"isoler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "isolés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- isoler ← iosler · isloer · isoelr · isolerr · isoller · isolre · issoler · sioler
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "isoler" for "isolés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "isoler" vs "isolés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"isoler" and "isolés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "isoler" 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 #373,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "isoler" and "isolés" 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 #373,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.