Which to use
“bourgeoise” is a noun and “bourgeoises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,920
- “bourgeoise” frequency rank
- #28,077
- “bourgeoises” frequency rank
- 39997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bourgeoise | bourgeoises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme de condition aisée et fière de cet état de chose. | Féminin pluriel de bourgeois. |
Same sound, different letters: bourgeoise vs bourgeoises
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. bourgeoise runs 10 letters (CVVCCVVVCV) against bourgeoises's 11 (CVVCCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: bourgeoise vs bourgeoises
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: bourgeoise and bourgeoises carry the same recorded pronunciation, \buʁ.ʒwaz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bourgeoise” sits inside “bourgeoises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bourgeoise is recorded at frequency rank #11,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \buʁ.ʒwaz\. bourgeoises is at rank #28,077, tagged as anadj, pronounced \buʁ.ʒwaz\.
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 39997, this pair ranks #243,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bourgeoise vs bourgeoises
Shared letters: begiorsu. Private to "bourgeoise": -. Private to "bourgeoises": -.
"bourgeoise" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVVCV · "bourgeoises" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bourgeoise ← bbourgeoise · borugeoise · bougreoise · bouregoise · bourgeiose · bourgeoies · bourgeoisse · bourgeosie
- bourgeoises ← bbourgeoises · borugeoises · bougreoises · bouregoises · bourgeioses · bourgeoiess · bourgeoisess · bourgeoisses
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "bourgeoise" / "bourgeoises". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "bourgeoise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bourgeoises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bourgeoise" and "bourgeoises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bourgeoise vs bourgeons". 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 #243,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.