Which to use
“roulés” is an adjective and “runes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,786
- “roulés” frequency rank
- #40,477
- “runes” frequency rank
- 71263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roulés | runes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de roulé. | Pluriel de rune. |
Where the eye mixes roulés and runes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. roulés runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against runes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: roulés vs runes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: roulés is \ʁu.le\ while runes is \ʁyn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roulés is recorded at frequency rank #30,786, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁu.le\. runes is at rank #40,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁyn\.
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 71263, this pair ranks #48,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roulés vs runes
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "roulés": loé. Private to "runes": en.
"roulés" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "runes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- runes ← rnues · rrunes · ruens · runess · runnes · runse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "roulés" and "runes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "roulés" vs "runes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "roulés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "runes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,214 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roulés" and "runes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs runes". 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 #48,214 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.