Which to use
“pédaler” and “peler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,551
- “pédaler” frequency rank
- #48,708
- “peler” frequency rank
- 85259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pédaler | peler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire mouvoir les pédales d’une bicyclette. | Dépouiller du poil. |
Where the eye mixes pédaler and peler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pédaler vs peler
A purely visual mix-up. pédaler (\pe.da.le\) and peler (\pə.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pédaler is recorded at frequency rank #36,551, classified as averb, pronounced \pe.da.le\. peler is at rank #48,708, tagged as averb, pronounced \pə.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 85259, this pair ranks #11,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pédaler vs peler
Shared letters: elpr. Private to "pédaler": adé. Private to "peler": -.
"pédaler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "peler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peler ← epler · peelr · pelerr · peller · pleer · ppeler
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pédaler" for "peler" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pédaler" or "peler"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pédaler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pédaler" and "peler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs peler". 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 #11,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.