Which to use
“Odile” is a name and “ondulé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,812
- “Odile” frequency rank
- #49,832
- “ondulé” frequency rank
- 68644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Odile | ondulé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom féminin. | Dont la surface présente ou semble présenter des ondulations. |
Where the eye mixes Odile and ondulé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Odile runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against ondulé's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Odile with ondulé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Odile is \ɔ.dil\ while ondulé is \ɔ̃.dy.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Odile is recorded at frequency rank #18,812, classified as aname, pronounced \ɔ.dil\. ondulé is at rank #49,832, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ̃.dy.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 68644, this pair ranks #58,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Odile vs ondulé
Shared letters: dlo. Private to "Odile": ei. Private to "ondulé": nué.
"Odile" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "ondulé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Odile ← doile · oddile · odiel · odille · odlie · oidle
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Odile" for "ondulé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Odile" or "ondulé"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Odile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ondulé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Odile" and "ondulé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ondulé vs ondulée". 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 #58,305 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.