communautévscommunautésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#802
“communauté” frequency rank
#2,815
“communautés” frequency rank
3617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature communauté communautés
Definition État de ce qui est commun. Pluriel de communauté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set communauté and communautés apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
communauté
11 ch
communautés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. communauté (\kɔ.my.no.te\) and communautés (\kɔ.my.nɔ.te\) 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 extra letter(s) - “communauté” sits inside “communautés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

communauté is recorded at frequency rank #802, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.my.no.te\. communautés is at rank #2,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.my.nɔ.te\.

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 3617, this pair ranks #433,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of communauté vs communautés

Shared letters: acmnotué. Private to "communauté": -. Private to "communautés": s.

"communauté" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV  ·  "communautés" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Frequency comparison

communauté#802
communautés#2,815

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "communauté" and "communautés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ.my.no.te\ versus \kɔ.my.nɔ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "communauté" or "communautés"?
"communauté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #802 in our French list, against #2,815 for "communautés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering communauté vs communautés

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 “communauté” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list