antidépresseurvsantidépresseursWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: antidépresseur is a noun, antidépresseurs is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“antidépresseur” is a noun and “antidépresseurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,858
“antidépresseur” frequency rank
#25,549
“antidépresseurs” frequency rank
70407
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antidépresseur antidépresseurs
Definition Médicament contre la dépression et les troubles anxieux. Masculin pluriel de antidépresseur.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set antidépresseur and antidépresseurs apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
antidépresseur
15 ch
antidépresseurs

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: antidépresseur and antidépresseurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.ti.de.pʁɛ.sœʁ\. 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) - “antidépresseur” sits inside “antidépresseurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

antidépresseur is recorded at frequency rank #44,858, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.de.pʁɛ.sœʁ\. antidépresseurs is at rank #25,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ti.de.pʁɛ.sœʁ\.

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 70407, this pair ranks #51,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of antidépresseur vs antidépresseurs

Shared letters: adeinprstué. Private to "antidépresseur": -. Private to "antidépresseurs": -.

"antidépresseur" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVVC  ·  "antidépresseurs" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCVVCC

Frequency comparison

antidépresseur#44,858
antidépresseurs#25,549

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "antidépresseur" and "antidépresseurs" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "antidépresseur" is a noun and "antidépresseurs" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "antidépresseur" or "antidépresseurs"?
"antidépresseurs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,549 in our French list, against #44,858 for "antidépresseur". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering antidépresseur vs antidépresseurs

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “antidépresseur”; for an adjective, it's “antidépresseurs”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “antidépresseur” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list