Which to use
“panel” and “panne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,751
- “panel” frequency rank
- #4,966
- “panne” frequency rank
- 19717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | panel | panne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Échantillon de population censé être représentatif d’une population globale, en matière d’habitudes de consommation. | Position immobile d’un navire. |
Where the eye mixes panel and panne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses panel with panne
A purely visual mix-up. panel (\pa.nɛl\) and panne (\pan\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
panel is recorded at frequency rank #14,751, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.nɛl\. panne is at rank #4,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pan\.
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 19717, this pair ranks #371,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of panel vs panne
Shared letters: aenp. Private to "panel": l. Private to "panne": -.
"panel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "panne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "panel" for "panne" ever safe?
Which is more common, "panel" or "panne"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "panel" and "panne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "panel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "panne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "panel" and "panne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "panel vs parl". 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 #371,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.