Which to use
“roulis” and “rounds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,150
- “roulis” frequency rank
- #31,702
- “rounds” frequency rank
- 75852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | roulis | rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Balancement d’un navire qui roule, qui penche alternativement de droite à gauche et de gauche à droite. | Pluriel de round. |
Where the eye mixes roulis and rounds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses roulis with rounds
A purely visual mix-up. roulis (\ʁu.li\) and rounds (\ʁund\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
roulis is recorded at frequency rank #44,150, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁu.li\. rounds is at rank #31,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁund\.
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 75852, this pair ranks #32,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of roulis vs rounds
Shared letters: orsu. Private to "roulis": il. Private to "rounds": dn.
"roulis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "rounds" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "roulis" for "rounds" ever safe?
Frequency check: "roulis" vs "rounds" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "roulis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rounds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "roulis" and "rounds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rotules vs roulis". 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 #32,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.