Which to use
“archevêque” and “archevêques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,366
- “archevêque” frequency rank
- #32,279
- “archevêques” frequency rank
- 38645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | archevêque | archevêques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prélat métropolitain qui a un certain nombre d’évêques pour suffragants. | Pluriel de archevêque. |
Same sound, different letters: archevêque vs archevêques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. archevêque runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVV) against archevêques's 11 (VCCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - archevêque and archevêques
This is the hard kind. archevêque and archevêques are pronounced identically (\aʁ.ʃə.vɛk\) 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) - “archevêque” sits inside “archevêques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
archevêque is recorded at frequency rank #6,366, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ʃə.vɛk\. archevêques is at rank #32,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ʃə.vɛk\.
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 38645, this pair ranks #253,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of archevêque vs archevêques
Shared letters: acehqruvê. Private to "archevêque": -. Private to "archevêques": s.
"archevêque" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVV · "archevêques" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "archevêque" and "archevêques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "archevêque" vs "archevêques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "archevêque" / "archevêques". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "archevêque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "archevêques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "archevêque" and "archevêques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "archevêché vs archevêque". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.