Which to use
“rigole” and “rôle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,234
- “rigole” frequency rank
- #606
- “rôle” frequency rank
- 7840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rigole | rôle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Petit canal creusé dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc. | Rouleau de papier, de parchemin, sur lequel on écrivait des actes, des titres. |
Where the eye mixes rigole and rôle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rigole vs rôle
A purely visual mix-up. rigole (\ʁi.ɡɔl\) and rôle (\ʁol\) 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 7840, 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\. rôle is at rank #606, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁol\.
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 7840, this pair ranks #421,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rigole vs rôle
Shared letters: elr. Private to "rigole": gio. Private to "rôle": ô.
"rigole" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rôle" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rigole ← irgole · rgiole · riggole · rigloe · rigoel · rigolle · riogle · rrigole
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rigole" and "rôle" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rigole" or "rôle"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rigole" and "rôle" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rigole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rôle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rigole" and "rôle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rôle vs roya". 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 #421,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.