Which to use
“actuelle” and “actuelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,501
- “actuelle” frequency rank
- #4,460
- “actuelles” frequency rank
- 5961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | actuelle | actuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de l'adjectif actuel. | Féminin pluriel de actuel. |
Same sound, different letters: actuelle vs actuelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - actuelle and actuelles
This is the hard kind. actuelle and actuelles are pronounced identically (\ak.tɥɛl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “actuelle” sits inside “actuelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
actuelle is recorded at frequency rank #1,501, classified as anadj, pronounced \ak.tɥɛl\. actuelles is at rank #4,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ak.tɥɛl\.
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 5961, this pair ranks #427,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of actuelle vs actuelles
Shared letters: aceltu. Private to "actuelle": -. Private to "actuelles": s.
"actuelle" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "actuelles" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "actuelle" and "actuelles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "actuelle" vs "actuelles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "actuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "actuelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,571 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "actuelle" and "actuelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "actuelle vs attelle". 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 #427,571 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.