Which to use
“sample” and “sangle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,483
- “sample” frequency rank
- #40,484
- “sangle” frequency rank
- 80967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sample | sangle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de semple. | Bande de toile, de cuir, qu’on tend, qu’on serre pour maintenir quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes sample and sangle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sample and sangle
A purely visual mix-up. sample (\sɑ̃pl\) and sangle (\sɑ̃ɡl\) 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 80967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sample is recorded at frequency rank #40,483, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃pl\. sangle is at rank #40,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃ɡl\.
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 80967, this pair ranks #19,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sample vs sangle
Shared letters: aels. Private to "sample": mp. Private to "sangle": gn.
"sample" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "sangle" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sample" and "sangle" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sample" or "sangle"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sample" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sangle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sample" and "sangle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sample vs samples". 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 #19,749 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.