Which to use
“aéroport” and “aéroports” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,943
- “aéroport” frequency rank
- #9,607
- “aéroports” frequency rank
- 11550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aéroport | aéroports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble englobant l'aérogare, les pistes d'envol et d'atterrissage, ainsi que les installations et services nécessaires au trafic aérien. | Pluriel de aéroport. |
Where the eye mixes aéroport and aéroports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aéroport runs 8 letters (VVCVCVCC) against aéroports's 9 (VVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aéroport with aéroports
A purely visual mix-up. aéroport (\a.e.ʁo.pɔʁ\) and aéroports (\a.e.ʁɔ.pɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aéroport” sits inside “aéroports”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aéroport is recorded at frequency rank #1,943, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.e.ʁo.pɔʁ\. aéroports is at rank #9,607, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.e.ʁɔ.pɔʁ\.
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 11550, this pair ranks #408,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aéroport vs aéroports
Shared letters: aoprté. Private to "aéroport": -. Private to "aéroports": s.
"aéroport" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVCC · "aéroports" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aéroport" and "aéroports" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "aéroport" or "aéroports" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aéroport" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aéroports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aéroport" and "aéroports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aéroport vs Airport". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #408,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.