Which to use
“blanc” is an adjective and “blancs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #596
- “blanc” frequency rank
- #2,027
- “blancs” frequency rank
- 2623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blanc | blancs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | D’une couleur comme celle des os, de la craie ou de l’écume entre autre. | Camp qui joue en premier, qui a le trait, possédant les pièces blanches. |
Same sound, different letters: blanc vs blancs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - blanc / blancs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: blanc and blancs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \blɑ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “blanc” sits inside “blancs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blanc is recorded at frequency rank #596, classified as anadj, pronounced \blɑ̃\. blancs is at rank #2,027, tagged as anoun, pronounced \blɑ̃\.
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 2623, this pair ranks #435,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blanc vs blancs
Shared letters: abcln. Private to "blanc": -. Private to "blancs": s.
"blanc" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "blancs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blanc" for "blancs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blanc" or "blancs"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "blanc" / "blancs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "blanc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blancs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,781 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blanc" and "blancs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blancs vs brands". 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 #435,781 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.