Which to use
“ambiguïté” and “ambiguïtés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,903
- “ambiguïté” frequency rank
- #38,640
- “ambiguïtés” frequency rank
- 50543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ambiguïté | ambiguïtés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État de ce qui est ambigu, de ce qui peut être compris dans deux sens différents ou plus. | Pluriel de ambiguïté. |
Same sound, different letters: ambiguïté vs ambiguïtés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. ambiguïté runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against ambiguïtés's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - ambiguïté / ambiguïtés
This is the hard kind. ambiguïté and ambiguïtés are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.bi.ɡɥi.te\) 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) - “ambiguïté” sits inside “ambiguïtés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ambiguïté is recorded at frequency rank #11,903, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.bi.ɡɥi.te\. ambiguïtés is at rank #38,640, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.bi.ɡɥi.te\.
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 50543, this pair ranks #161,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ambiguïté vs ambiguïtés
Shared letters: abgimtuéï. Private to "ambiguïté": -. Private to "ambiguïtés": s.
"ambiguïté" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "ambiguïtés" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ambiguïté" and "ambiguïtés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ambiguïté" or "ambiguïtés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "ambiguïté" / "ambiguïtés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ambiguïté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ambiguïtés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ambiguïté" and "ambiguïtés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ambiguë vs ambiguïté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.