Which to use
“split” and “spoil” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,825
- “split” frequency rank
- #32,201
- “spoil” frequency rank
- 50026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | split | spoil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Album enregistré en commun par plusieurs groupes de musique. | Fait de dévoiler à l’avance ou divulguer prématurément un élément clé de l’intrigue d’une œuvre de fiction. |
Where the eye mixes split and spoil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: split vs spoil
A purely visual mix-up. split (\split\) and spoil (\spɔjl\) 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 50026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
split is recorded at frequency rank #17,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \split\. spoil is at rank #32,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced \spɔjl\.
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 50026, this pair ranks #165,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of split vs spoil
Shared letters: ilps. Private to "split": t. Private to "spoil": o.
"split" · 5 letters · shape CCCVC · "spoil" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "split" and "spoil" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "split" or "spoil"?
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 "split" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spoil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,875 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "split" and "spoil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spi vs spoil". 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 #165,875 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.