Which to use
“troller” and “troubler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,315
- “troller” frequency rank
- #23,055
- “troubler” frequency rank
- 58370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | troller | troubler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quêter au hasard dans une enceinte où l’on n'a pas fait détourner la bête. | Rendre trouble. |
Where the eye mixes troller and troubler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses troller with troubler
A purely visual mix-up. troller (\tʁo.le\) and troubler (\tʁu.ble\) 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 58370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
troller is recorded at frequency rank #35,315, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁo.le\. troubler is at rank #23,055, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁu.ble\.
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 58370, this pair ranks #109,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of troller vs troubler
Shared letters: elort. Private to "troller": -. Private to "troubler": bu.
"troller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "troubler" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "troller" for "troubler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "troller" vs "troubler" - 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 "troller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troubler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "troller" and "troubler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teller vs troller". 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 #109,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.