Which to use
“rigole” and “rigolote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,234
- “rigole” frequency rank
- #36,140
- “rigolote” frequency rank
- 43374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rigole | rigolote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit canal creusé dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc. | Celle qui fait rire, qui est drôle, amusante, marrante. |
Where the eye mixes rigole and rigolote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rigole runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against rigolote's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rigole vs rigolote
A purely visual mix-up. rigole (\ʁi.ɡɔl\) and rigolote (\ʁi.ɡɔ.lo\) 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 43374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rigole is recorded at frequency rank #7,234, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.ɡɔl\. rigolote is at rank #36,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.ɡɔ.lo\.
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 43374, this pair ranks #218,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rigole vs rigolote
Shared letters: egilor. Private to "rigole": -. Private to "rigolote": t.
"rigole" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rigolote" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rigole" and "rigolote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rigole" vs "rigolote" - 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 "rigole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rigolote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rigole" and "rigolote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rigolos vs rigolote". 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 #218,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.