Which to use
“peler” is a verb and “pole” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,708
- “peler” frequency rank
- #12,447
- “pole” frequency rank
- 61155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peler | pole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépouiller du poil. | Première place au départ d’une course de véhicules motorisés. |
Where the eye mixes peler and pole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: peler vs pole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peler is \pə.le\ while pole is \pɔl\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peler is recorded at frequency rank #48,708, classified as averb, pronounced \pə.le\. pole is at rank #12,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔl\.
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 61155, this pair ranks #93,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peler vs pole
Shared letters: elp. Private to "peler": r. Private to "pole": o.
"peler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pole" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peler" for "pole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peler" vs "pole" - which ranks higher?
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 "peler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peler" and "pole" 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 #93,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.