Which to use
“césar” and “césars” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,480
- “césar” frequency rank
- #24,171
- “césars” frequency rank
- 28651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | césar | césars |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Empereur ; autocrate ; dictateur. | Pluriel de césar. |
Same sound, different letters: césar vs césars
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. césar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against césars's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - césar / césars
This is the hard kind. césar and césars are pronounced identically (\se.zaʁ\) 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) - “césar” sits inside “césars”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
césar is recorded at frequency rank #4,480, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.zaʁ\. césars is at rank #24,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.zaʁ\.
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 28651, this pair ranks #321,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of césar vs césars
Shared letters: acrsé. Private to "césar": -. Private to "césars": -.
"césar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "césars" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "césar" and "césars" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "césar" or "césars"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "césar" / "césars". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "césar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césars" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "césar" and "césars" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cedar vs césars". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #321,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.