Which to use
“calcule” is a verb and “calculs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,733
- “calcule” frequency rank
- #6,168
- “calculs” frequency rank
- 18901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calcule | calculs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe calculer. | Pluriel de calcul. |
Same sound, different letters: calcule vs calculs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. calcule (CVCCVCV) and calculs (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - calcule / calculs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: calcule and calculs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kal.kyl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “calcule” becomes s in “calculs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calcule is recorded at frequency rank #12,733, classified as averb, pronounced \kal.kyl\. calculs is at rank #6,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kal.kyl\.
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 18901, this pair ranks #376,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of calcule vs calculs
Shared letters: aclu. Private to "calcule": e. Private to "calculs": s.
"calcule" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "calculs" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "calcule" / "calculs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "calcule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calculs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calcule" and "calculs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calcule vs calquée". 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 #376,029 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.