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Which to use

“cambriolage” and “cambriolages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,950
“cambriolage” frequency rank
#23,793
“cambriolages” frequency rank
42743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cambriolage cambriolages
Definition Action de cambrioler ou résultat de cette action ; vol commis dans un local ou habitation après y être entré par effraction, en escaladant ou en utilisant des fausses clés. Pluriel de cambriolage.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cambriolage and cambriolages apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
cambriolage
12 ch
cambriolages

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. cambriolage and cambriolages are pronounced identically (\kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ.laʒ\) 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) - “cambriolage” sits inside “cambriolages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cambriolage is recorded at frequency rank #18,950, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ.laʒ\. cambriolages is at rank #23,793, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ.laʒ\.

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 42743, this pair ranks #223,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cambriolage vs cambriolages

Shared letters: abcegilmor. Private to "cambriolage": -. Private to "cambriolages": s.

"cambriolage" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV  ·  "cambriolages" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cambriolageacmbriolage · cabmriolage · cambbriolage · cambirolage · cambriloage · cambrioalge · cambriolaeg · cambriolagge
  • cambriolagesacmbriolages · cabmriolages · cambbriolages · cambirolages · cambriloages · cambrioalges · cambriolaegs · cambriolagess

Frequency comparison

cambriolage#18,950
cambriolages#23,793

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cambriolage" and "cambriolages" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ.laʒ\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "cambriolage" or "cambriolages"?
"cambriolage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,950 in our French list, against #23,793 for "cambriolages". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cambriolage vs cambriolages

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 “cambriolage” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list