Which to use
“architectes” and “architectures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,334
- “architectes” frequency rank
- #27,694
- “architectures” frequency rank
- 36028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | architectes | architectures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de architecte. | Pluriel de architecture. |
Where the eye mixes architectes and architectures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. architectes runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVCCVC) against architectures's 13 (VCCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between architectes and architectures
A purely visual mix-up. architectes (\aʁ.ʃi.tɛkt\) and architectures (\aʁ.ʃi.tɛk.tyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
architectes is recorded at frequency rank #8,334, classified as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ʃi.tɛkt\. architectures is at rank #27,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aʁ.ʃi.tɛk.tyʁ\.
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 36028, this pair ranks #272,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of architectes vs architectures
Shared letters: acehirst. Private to "architectes": -. Private to "architectures": u.
"architectes" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC · "architectures" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- architectes ← acrhitectes · arcchitectes · archhitectes · archietctes · architcetes · architecctes · architecets · architectess
- architectures ← acrhitectures · arcchitectures · archhitectures · archietctures · architcetures · architecctures · architectrues · architecttures
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "architectes" for "architectures" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "architectes" or "architectures" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "architectes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "architectures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "architectes" and "architectures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "architecturales vs architectures". 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 #272,502 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.