Which to use
“chômeur” is a noun and “chômeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,479
- “chômeur” frequency rank
- #6,475
- “chômeurs” frequency rank
- 25954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chômeur | chômeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne pouvant et souhaitant travailler mais qui est sans emploi. | Masculin pluriel de chômeur. |
Same sound, different letters: chômeur vs chômeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. chômeur runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against chômeurs's 8 (CCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - chômeur and chômeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chômeur and chômeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃo.mœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “chômeur” sits inside “chômeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chômeur is recorded at frequency rank #19,479, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃo.mœʁ\. chômeurs is at rank #6,475, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃo.mœʁ\.
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 25954, this pair ranks #337,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chômeur vs chômeurs
Shared letters: cehmruô. Private to "chômeur": -. Private to "chômeurs": s.
"chômeur" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "chômeurs" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chômeur" and "chômeurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chômeur" vs "chômeurs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "chômeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chômeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chômeur" and "chômeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chômeur vs clameur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #337,916 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.