Which to use
“caleçon” and “caleçons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,073
- “caleçon” frequency rank
- #39,198
- “caleçons” frequency rank
- 59271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caleçon | caleçons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vêtement de dessous en forme de pantalon ou de culotte et qui couvre le corps depuis la ceinture jusqu’à mi-cuisse, jusqu’aux genoux ou jusqu’à la cheville. | Pluriel de caleçon. |
Same sound, different letters: caleçon vs caleçons
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. caleçon runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against caleçons's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - caleçon and caleçons
This is the hard kind. caleçon and caleçons are pronounced identically (\kal.sɔ̃\) 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) - “caleçon” sits inside “caleçons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caleçon is recorded at frequency rank #20,073, classified as anoun, pronounced \kal.sɔ̃\. caleçons is at rank #39,198, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kal.sɔ̃\.
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 59271, this pair ranks #104,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caleçon vs caleçons
Shared letters: acelnoç. Private to "caleçon": -. Private to "caleçons": s.
"caleçon" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "caleçons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caleçon" and "caleçons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caleçon" vs "caleçons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "caleçon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caleçons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caleçon" and "caleçons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caleçon vs calepin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.