Which to use
“ondulé” is an adjective and “ovule” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,832
- “ondulé” frequency rank
- #35,625
- “ovule” frequency rank
- 85457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ondulé | ovule |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont la surface présente ou semble présenter des ondulations. | Gamète femelle haploïde produit par l’ovaire, susceptible de fusionner avec un spermatozoïde lors de la fécondation pour former un zygote, puis le fœtus. |
Where the eye mixes ondulé and ovule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ondulé and ovule
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ondulé is \ɔ̃.dy.le\ while ovule is \ɔ.vyl\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ondulé is recorded at frequency rank #49,832, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔ̃.dy.le\. ovule is at rank #35,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.vyl\.
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 85457, this pair ranks #11,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ondulé vs ovule
Shared letters: lou. Private to "ondulé": dné. Private to "ovule": ev.
"ondulé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ovule" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ovule ← ouvle · ovlue · ovuel · ovulle · ovvule · voule
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ondulé" and "ovule" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ondulé" or "ovule"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ondulé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ovule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,340 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ondulé" and "ovule" 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 #11,340 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.