Which to use
“conférence” and “conférences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,473
- “conférence” frequency rank
- #4,059
- “conférences” frequency rank
- 5532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conférence | conférences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entretien que deux ou plusieurs personnes ont ensemble sur une affaire ou une matière sérieuse. | Pluriel de conférence. |
Same sound, different letters: conférence vs conférences
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. conférence runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against conférences's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: conférence vs conférences
This is the hard kind. conférence and conférences are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s\) 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) - “conférence” sits inside “conférences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conférence is recorded at frequency rank #1,473, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s\. conférences is at rank #4,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s\.
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 5532, this pair ranks #428,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conférence vs conférences
Shared letters: cefnoré. Private to "conférence": -. Private to "conférences": s.
"conférence" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "conférences" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conférence" and "conférences" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conférence" vs "conférences" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "conférence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conférences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conférence" and "conférences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conférences vs conférenciers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #428,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.