Which to use
“comptoir” and “comptoirs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,219
- “comptoir” frequency rank
- #24,160
- “comptoirs” frequency rank
- 32379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comptoir | comptoirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de bureau ou de table longue et étroite sur laquelle le marchand comptait autrefois l’argent et où, maintenant, le vendeur étale la marchandise. | Pluriel de comptoir. |
Same sound, different letters: comptoir vs comptoirs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. comptoir runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against comptoirs's 9 (CVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - comptoir / comptoirs
This is the hard kind. comptoir and comptoirs are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.twaʁ\) 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) - “comptoir” sits inside “comptoirs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comptoir is recorded at frequency rank #8,219, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.twaʁ\. comptoirs is at rank #24,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.twaʁ\.
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 32379, this pair ranks #297,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comptoir vs comptoirs
Shared letters: cimoprt. Private to "comptoir": -. Private to "comptoirs": s.
"comptoir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "comptoirs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comptoir" for "comptoirs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "comptoir" vs "comptoirs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"comptoir" and "comptoirs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "comptoir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comptoirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comptoir" and "comptoirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptoirs vs Comtois". 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 #297,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.