Which to use
“rigolent” is a verb and “rigoles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,727
- “rigolent” frequency rank
- #13,052
- “rigoles” frequency rank
- 47779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rigolent | rigoles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rigoler. | Pluriel de rigole. |
Same sound, different letters: rigolent vs rigoles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. rigolent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against rigoles's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - rigolent / rigoles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rigolent and rigoles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁi.ɡɔl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rigolent is recorded at frequency rank #34,727, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁi.ɡɔl\. rigoles is at rank #13,052, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁi.ɡɔl\.
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 47779, this pair ranks #184,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rigolent vs rigoles
Shared letters: egilor. Private to "rigolent": nt. Private to "rigoles": s.
"rigolent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "rigoles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rigolent" for "rigoles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rigolent" vs "rigoles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"rigolent" and "rigoles" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "rigolent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rigoles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rigolent" and "rigoles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rigolait vs rigolent". 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 #184,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.