Which to use
“verrouillage” is a noun and “verrouille” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,804
- “verrouillage” frequency rank
- #42,115
- “verrouille” frequency rank
- 66919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verrouillage | verrouille |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de verrouiller. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de verrouiller. |
Where the eye mixes verrouillage and verrouille
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verrouillage runs 12 letters (CVCCVVVCCVCV) against verrouille's 10 (CVCCVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verrouillage and verrouille
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verrouillage is \vɛ.ʁu.jaʒ\ while verrouille is \vɛ.ʁuj\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verrouillage is recorded at frequency rank #24,804, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɛ.ʁu.jaʒ\. verrouille is at rank #42,115, tagged as averb, pronounced \vɛ.ʁuj\.
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 66919, this pair ranks #65,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verrouillage vs verrouille
Shared letters: eiloruv. Private to "verrouillage": ag. Private to "verrouille": -.
"verrouillage" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVVCCVCV · "verrouille" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verrouillage ← evrrouillage · veroruillage · verouillage · verroiullage · verrouilage · verrouilalge · verrouillaeg · verrouillagge
- verrouille ← evrrouille · veroruille · verouille · verroiulle · verrouile · verrouilel · verroulile · verruoille
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verrouillage" for "verrouille" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verrouillage" vs "verrouille" - 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 "verrouillage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verrouille" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,709 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verrouillage" and "verrouille" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verrouille vs verrouillée". 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 #65,709 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.