Which to use
“apparence” and “apparences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,659
- “apparence” frequency rank
- #10,448
- “apparences” frequency rank
- 14107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apparence | apparences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui paraît extérieurement. | Pluriel de apparence. |
Same sound, different letters: apparence vs apparences
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Homophone desk: apparence vs apparences
This is the hard kind. apparence and apparences are pronounced identically (\a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\) 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) - “apparence” sits inside “apparences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apparence is recorded at frequency rank #3,659, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\. apparences is at rank #10,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pa.ʁɑ̃s\.
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 14107, this pair ranks #398,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of apparence vs apparences
Shared letters: acenpr. Private to "apparence": -. Private to "apparences": s.
"apparence" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "apparences" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- apparence ← apaprence · aparence · appaernce · apparecne · apparencce · apparenec · apparennce · apparnece
- apparences ← apaprences · aparences · appaernces · apparecnes · apparencces · apparencess · apparencse · apparenecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "apparence" and "apparences" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "apparence" vs "apparences" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "apparence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apparences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apparence" and "apparences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apparences vs apparentées". 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 #398,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.