autographevsautographesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“autographe” and “autographes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,813
“autographe” frequency rank
#23,457
“autographes” frequency rank
40270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature autographe autographes
Definition Qui est écrit de la main même de l’auteur. Pluriel de autographe.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set autographe and autographes apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
autographe
11 ch
autographes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. autographe (\o.tɔ.ɡʁaf\) and autographes (\o.to.ɡʁaf\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “autographe” sits inside “autographes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

autographe is recorded at frequency rank #16,813, classified as anadj, pronounced \o.tɔ.ɡʁaf\. autographes is at rank #23,457, tagged as anadj, pronounced \o.to.ɡʁaf\.

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 40270, this pair ranks #241,749 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of autographe vs autographes

Shared letters: aeghoprtu. Private to "autographe": -. Private to "autographes": s.

"autographe" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCV  ·  "autographes" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • autographeatuographe · auotgraphe · autgoraphe · autogarphe · autoggraphe · autograhpe · autograpeh · autographhe
  • autographesatuographes · auotgraphes · autgoraphes · autogarphes · autoggraphes · autograhpes · autograpehs · autographess

Frequency comparison

autographe#16,813
autographes#23,457

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "autographe" and "autographes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\o.tɔ.ɡʁaf\ versus \o.to.ɡʁaf\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "autographe" or "autographes"?
"autographe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,813 in our French list, against #23,457 for "autographes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering autographe vs autographes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “autographe” 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