Which to use
“rigolent” and “rigolez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,727
- “rigolent” frequency rank
- #27,947
- “rigolez” frequency rank
- 62674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rigolent | rigolez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rigoler. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rigoler. |
Where the eye mixes rigolent and rigolez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rigolent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against rigolez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rigolent vs rigolez
A purely visual mix-up. rigolent (\ʁi.ɡɔl\) and rigolez (\ʁi.ɡɔ.le\) 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 62674, 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\. rigolez is at rank #27,947, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁi.ɡɔ.le\.
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 62674, this pair ranks #85,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rigolent vs rigolez
Shared letters: egilor. Private to "rigolent": nt. Private to "rigolez": z.
"rigolent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "rigolez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rigolent" and "rigolez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rigolent" vs "rigolez" - 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 "rigolent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rigolez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rigolent" and "rigolez" 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 #85,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.