Which to use
“bridge” and “bridges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,744
- “bridge” frequency rank
- #41,159
- “bridges” frequency rank
- 54903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bridge | bridges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Jeu de cartes qui se joue à la levée et par équipe de deux en utilisant un important pourcentage de mots anglo-saxons tels que les overbids ou le squeeze. | Pluriel de bridge. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bridge and bridges apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. bridge and bridges are pronounced identically (\bʁidʒ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bridge” sits inside “bridges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bridge is recorded at frequency rank #13,744, classified as anoun, pronounced \bʁidʒ\. bridges is at rank #41,159, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bʁidʒ\.
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 54903, this pair ranks #130,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bridge vs bridges
Shared letters: bdegir. Private to "bridge": -. Private to "bridges": s.
"bridge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "bridges" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bridge" and "bridges" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bridge" or "bridges"?
Remembering bridge vs bridges
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “bridge” entry
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