Which to use
“aérodrome” and “aérodromes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,775
- “aérodrome” frequency rank
- #45,459
- “aérodromes” frequency rank
- 68234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aérodrome | aérodromes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aéronef. | Pluriel de aérodrome. |
Same sound, different letters: aérodrome vs aérodromes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. aérodrome runs 9 letters (VVCVCCVCV) against aérodromes's 10 (VVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: aérodrome vs aérodromes
This is the hard kind. aérodrome and aérodromes are pronounced identically (\a.e.ʁɔ.dʁom\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “aérodrome” sits inside “aérodromes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aérodrome is recorded at frequency rank #22,775, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.e.ʁɔ.dʁom\. aérodromes is at rank #45,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.e.ʁɔd.ʁom\.
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 68234, this pair ranks #59,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aérodrome vs aérodromes
Shared letters: ademoré. Private to "aérodrome": -. Private to "aérodromes": s.
"aérodrome" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV · "aérodromes" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "aérodrome" / "aérodromes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "aérodrome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aérodromes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #59,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.