Which to use
“râles” is a noun and “roulés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,774
- “râles” frequency rank
- #30,786
- “roulés” frequency rank
- 79560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | râles | roulés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de râle. | Masculin pluriel de roulé. |
Where the eye mixes râles and roulés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. râles runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against roulés's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: râles vs roulés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: râles is \ʁɑl\ while roulés is \ʁu.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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
râles is recorded at frequency rank #48,774, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑl\. roulés is at rank #30,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁu.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 79560, this pair ranks #22,994 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of râles vs roulés
Shared letters: lrs. Private to "râles": eâ. Private to "roulés": oué.
"râles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "roulés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "râles" and "roulés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "râles" or "roulés"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "râles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roulés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,994 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "râles" and "roulés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rasées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,994 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.