Which to use
“rappeler” and “rappelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,634
- “rappeler” frequency rank
- #15,015
- “rappelles” frequency rank
- 16649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rappeler | rappelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Appeler de nouveau. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de rappeler. |
Where the eye mixes rappeler and rappelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rappeler runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against rappelles's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rappeler and rappelles
A purely visual mix-up. rappeler (\ʁa.ple\) and rappelles (\ʁa.pɛl\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rappeler is recorded at frequency rank #1,634, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.ple\. rappelles is at rank #15,015, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pɛl\.
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 16649, this pair ranks #386,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rappeler vs rappelles
Shared letters: aelpr. Private to "rappeler": -. Private to "rappelles": s.
"rappeler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "rappelles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rappeler" and "rappelles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rappeler" vs "rappelles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rappeler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rappelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rappeler" and "rappelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rappelais vs rappelles". 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 #386,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.