Which to use
“anormale” is a noun and “anormales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,847
- “anormale” frequency rank
- #39,154
- “anormales” frequency rank
- 61001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anormale | anormales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne dont l’état ou le comportement n’est pas normal. | Féminin pluriel de anormal. |
Same sound, different letters: anormale vs anormales
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. anormale runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against anormales's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - anormale and anormales
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: anormale and anormales carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.nɔʁ.mal\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “anormale” sits inside “anormales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anormale is recorded at frequency rank #21,847, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.nɔʁ.mal\. anormales is at rank #39,154, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.nɔʁ.mal\.
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 61001, this pair ranks #94,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anormale vs anormales
Shared letters: aelmnor. Private to "anormale": -. Private to "anormales": s.
"anormale" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "anormales" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anormale" and "anormales" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "anormale" or "anormales"?
Useful next steps
"anormale" and "anormales" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "anormale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anormales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anormale" and "anormales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anormale vs anormaux". 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 #94,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.