Which to use
“boursières” and “boursiers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,678
- “boursières” frequency rank
- #20,940
- “boursiers” frequency rank
- 60618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boursières | boursiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de boursier. | Masculin pluriel de boursier. |
Where the eye mixes boursières and boursiers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between boursières and boursiers
A purely visual mix-up. boursières (\buʁ.sjɛʁ\) and boursiers (\buʁ.sje\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boursières is recorded at frequency rank #39,678, classified as anadj, pronounced \buʁ.sjɛʁ\. boursiers is at rank #20,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced \buʁ.sje\.
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 60618, this pair ranks #96,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of boursières vs boursiers
Shared letters: beiorsu. Private to "boursières": è. Private to "boursiers": -.
"boursières" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC · "boursiers" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- boursiers ← bboursiers · borusiers · bourisers · bourrsiers · bourseirs · boursierrs · boursierss · boursiesr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "boursières" and "boursiers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "boursières" or "boursiers" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "boursières" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boursiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boursières" and "boursiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boursière vs boursières". 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 #96,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.