Which to use
“cambre” and “chambres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,213
- “cambre” frequency rank
- #2,911
- “chambres” frequency rank
- 45124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cambre | chambres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cambrure. | Pluriel de chambre. |
Where the eye mixes cambre and chambres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cambre runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against chambres's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cambre and chambres
A purely visual mix-up. cambre (\kɑ̃bʁ\) and chambres (\ʃɑ̃bʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cambre is recorded at frequency rank #42,213, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃bʁ\. chambres is at rank #2,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʃɑ̃bʁ\.
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 45124, this pair ranks #205,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cambre vs chambres
Shared letters: abcemr. Private to "cambre": -. Private to "chambres": hs.
"cambre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "chambres" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cambre" for "chambres" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cambre" vs "chambres" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cambre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chambres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,216 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cambre" and "chambres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cambon vs cambre". 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 #205,216 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.