Which to use
“boxeur” is an adjective and “boxeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,729
- “boxeur” frequency rank
- #30,080
- “boxeurs” frequency rank
- 42809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boxeur | boxeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui boxe ; qui s’adonne à la boxe. | Pluriel de boxeur. |
Same sound, different letters: boxeur vs boxeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. boxeur runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against boxeurs's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: boxeur vs boxeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: boxeur and boxeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \bɔk.sœʁ\. 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) - “boxeur” sits inside “boxeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boxeur is recorded at frequency rank #12,729, classified as anadj, pronounced \bɔk.sœʁ\. boxeurs is at rank #30,080, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔk.sœʁ\.
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 42809, this pair ranks #222,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of boxeur vs boxeurs
Shared letters: beorux. Private to "boxeur": -. Private to "boxeurs": s.
"boxeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "boxeurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "boxeur" vs "boxeurs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "boxeur" / "boxeurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "boxeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boxeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,796 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boxeur" and "boxeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boers vs boxeurs". 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 #222,796 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.