Which to use
“record” is a noun and “Rocard” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,244
- “record” frequency rank
- #24,369
- “Rocard” frequency rank
- 26613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | Rocard |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté. | Nom de famille français. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set record and Rocard apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
record and Rocard form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #2,244, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɔʁ\. Rocard is at rank #24,369, tagged as aname, pronounced \ʁɔ.kaʁ\.
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 26613, this pair ranks #333,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering record vs Rocard
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “record”; for a name, it's “Rocard”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “record” entry
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