Which to use
“bienvenue” is an intj and “bienvenus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,505
- “bienvenue” frequency rank
- #14,208
- “bienvenus” frequency rank
- 16713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bienvenue | bienvenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formule de bienveillance ou de civilité dont on se sert à l’égard d’une personne qui arrive. | Masculin pluriel de bienvenu. |
Same sound, different letters: bienvenue vs bienvenus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. bienvenue (CVVCCVCVV) and bienvenus (CVVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - bienvenue and bienvenus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bienvenue and bienvenus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bjɛ̃.və.ny\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anintj, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “bienvenue” becomes s in “bienvenus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16713, 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\. bienvenus is at rank #14,208, tagged as anadj, pronounced \bjɛ̃.və.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 16713, this pair ranks #386,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bienvenue vs bienvenus
Shared letters: beinuv. Private to "bienvenue": -. Private to "bienvenus": s.
"bienvenue" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVV · "bienvenus" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bienvenue" and "bienvenus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bienvenue" or "bienvenus"?
After this comparison
"bienvenue" and "bienvenus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "bienvenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bienvenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,609 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bienvenue" and "bienvenus" 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 #386,609 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.