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Which to use

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

#27,736
“colocataire” frequency rank
#34,941
“colocataires” frequency rank
62677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature colocataire colocataires
Definition Personne qui vit en colocation, partageant une seule location. Pluriel de colocataire.

Where the spellings diverge

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

11 ch
colocataire
12 ch
colocataires

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. colocataire and colocataires are pronounced identically (\kɔ.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\) 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) - “colocataire” sits inside “colocataires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

colocataire is recorded at frequency rank #27,736, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\. colocataires is at rank #34,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\.

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 62677, this pair ranks #85,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of colocataire vs colocataires

Shared letters: aceilort. Private to "colocataire": -. Private to "colocataires": s.

"colocataire" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCV  ·  "colocataires" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • colocataireccolocataire · cloocataire · colcoataire · collocataire · coloactaire · colocaatire · colocataier · colocatairre
  • colocatairesccolocataires · cloocataires · colcoataires · collocataires · coloactaires · colocaatires · colocataiers · colocatairess

Frequency comparison

colocataire#27,736
colocataires#34,941

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "colocataire" and "colocataires" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kɔ.lɔ.ka.tɛʁ\), 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, "colocataire" or "colocataires"?
"colocataire" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,736 in our French list, against #34,941 for "colocataires". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering colocataire vs colocataires

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 “colocataire” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list