Which to use
“américain” and “américains” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #714
- “américain” frequency rank
- #1,175
- “américains” frequency rank
- 1889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | américain | américains |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à l’Amérique. | Masculin pluriel de américain. |
Same sound, different letters: américain vs américains
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. américain runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against américains's 10 (VCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: américain vs américains
This is the hard kind. américain and américains are pronounced identically (\a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\) 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) - “américain” sits inside “américains”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
américain is recorded at frequency rank #714, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\. américains is at rank #1,175, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.me.ʁi.kɛ̃\.
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 1889, this pair ranks #437,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of américain vs américains
Shared letters: acimnré. Private to "américain": -. Private to "américains": s.
"américain" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "américains" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "américain" for "américains" ever safe?
Frequency check: "américain" vs "américains" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "américain" / "américains". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "américain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "américains" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "américain" and "américains" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "américains vs Americans". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #437,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.