Which to use
“censeurs” and “censure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,194
- “censeurs” frequency rank
- #5,218
- “censure” frequency rank
- 43412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censeurs | censure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de censeur. | Examen qu’un gouvernement fait faire des livres, des journaux, des pièces de théâtre, etc., avant d’en permettre la publication ou la représentation. |
Where the eye mixes censeurs and censure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between censeurs and censure
A purely visual mix-up. censeurs (\sɑ̃.sœʁ\) and censure (\sɑ̃.syʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censeurs is recorded at frequency rank #38,194, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.sœʁ\. censure is at rank #5,218, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɑ̃.syʁ\.
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 43412, this pair ranks #218,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censeurs vs censure
Shared letters: cenrsu. Private to "censeurs": -. Private to "censure": -.
"censeurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "censure" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censeurs" and "censure" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "censeurs" or "censure"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censeurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "censure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censeurs" and "censure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censeurs vs centers". 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 #218,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.