Which to use
“1” is an article and “1re” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #98
- “1” frequency rank
- #9,950
- “1re” frequency rank
- 10048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 1 | 1re |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Un, une. | Première. |
Where the eye mixes 1 and 1re
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. 1 runs 0 letters () against 1re's 2 (CV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between 1 and 1re
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: 1 is \œ̃\ while 1re is \pʁə.mjɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “1” sits inside “1re”, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
1 is recorded at frequency rank #98, classified as anarticle, pronounced \œ̃\. 1re is at rank #9,950, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁə.mjɛʁ\.
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 10048, this pair ranks #414,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 1 vs 1re
Shared letters: none. Private to "1": -. Private to "1re": er.
"1" · 0 letters · shape · "1re" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "1" for "1re" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "1" or "1re" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "1" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "1re" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "1" and "1re" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "1D vs 1re". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.