condensateurvscondensateursWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: condensateur is a adjective, condensateurs is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“condensateur” is an adjective and “condensateurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,476
“condensateur” frequency rank
#47,244
“condensateurs” frequency rank
81720
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature condensateur condensateurs
Definition Qui condense. Pluriel de condensateur.

Same sound, different letters: condensateur vs condensateurs

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.

12 ch
condensateur
13 ch
condensateurs

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: condensateur and condensateurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.tœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “condensateur” sits inside “condensateurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

condensateur is recorded at frequency rank #34,476, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.tœʁ\. condensateurs is at rank #47,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.dɑ̃.sa.tœʁ\.

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 81720, this pair ranks #18,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of condensateur vs condensateurs

Shared letters: acdenorstu. Private to "condensateur": -. Private to "condensateurs": -.

"condensateur" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVC  ·  "condensateurs" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • condensateurccondensateur · cnodensateur · codnensateur · conddensateur · condenasteur · condennsateur · condensaetur · condensateru
  • condensateursccondensateurs · cnodensateurs · codnensateurs · conddensateurs · condenasteurs · condennsateurs · condensaeturs · condensaterus

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "condensateur" and "condensateurs" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "condensateur" is an adjective and "condensateurs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "condensateur" or "condensateurs"?
"condensateur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,476 in our French list, against #47,244 for "condensateurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list