Which to use
“bienvenue” is an intj and “bienvenues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,505
- “bienvenue” frequency rank
- #30,917
- “bienvenues” frequency rank
- 33422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bienvenue | bienvenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formule de bienveillance ou de civilité dont on se sert à l’égard d’une personne qui arrive. | Pluriel de bienvenue. |
Where the eye mixes bienvenue and bienvenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bienvenue runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVV) against bienvenues's 10 (CVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bienvenue vs bienvenues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bienvenue is \bjɛ̃.və.ny\ while bienvenues is \bjɛ̃v.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bienvenue” sits inside “bienvenues”, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bienvenue is recorded at frequency rank #2,505, classified as anintj, pronounced \bjɛ̃.və.ny\. bienvenues is at rank #30,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bjɛ̃v.ny\.
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 33422, this pair ranks #290,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bienvenue vs bienvenues
Shared letters: beinuv. Private to "bienvenue": -. Private to "bienvenues": s.
"bienvenue" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "bienvenues" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bienvenue ← bbienvenue · beinvenue · bienevnue · biennvenue · bienveneu · bienvennue · bienveune · bienvneue
- bienvenues ← bbienvenues · beinvenues · bienevnues · biennvenues · bienveneus · bienvennues · bienvenuess · bienvenuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bienvenue" and "bienvenues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "bienvenue" or "bienvenues" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bienvenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bienvenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bienvenue" and "bienvenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bienvenues vs bienvenus". 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 #290,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.