Which to use
“captures” and “cultures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,775
- “captures” frequency rank
- #3,246
- “cultures” frequency rank
- 23021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captures | cultures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de capture. | Pluriel de culture. |
Where the eye mixes captures and cultures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. captures and cultures follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses captures with cultures
A purely visual mix-up. captures (\kap.tyʁ\) and cultures (\kyl.tyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captures is recorded at frequency rank #19,775, classified as anoun, pronounced \kap.tyʁ\. cultures is at rank #3,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kyl.tyʁ\.
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 23021, this pair ranks #354,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of captures vs cultures
Shared letters: cerstu. Private to "captures": ap. Private to "cultures": l.
"captures" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cultures" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "captures" and "cultures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "captures" vs "cultures" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captures" and "cultures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "capturée vs captures". 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 #354,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.