# whale vs whole

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### whale
*noun · IPA \ˈweɪ̯l\ · frequency rank #48,266*
Baleine, cétacé.

### whole
*adjective · IPA \ˈhoʊl\ · frequency rank #32,639*
Complet, entier, total.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/whale-vs-whole