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“constitutionnelle” and “constitutionnelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,672
- “constitutionnelle” frequency rank
- #20,968
- “constitutionnelles” frequency rank
- 28640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constitutionnelle | constitutionnelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de constitutionnel. | Féminin pluriel de constitutionnel. |
Same sound, different letters: constitutionnelle vs constitutionnelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 17 letters. constitutionnelle runs 17 letters (CVCCCVCVCVVCCVCCV) against constitutionnelles's 18 (CVCCCVCVCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - constitutionnelle and constitutionnelles
This is the hard kind. constitutionnelle and constitutionnelles are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ.nɛl\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “constitutionnelle” sits inside “constitutionnelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constitutionnelle is recorded at frequency rank #7,672, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ.nɛl\. constitutionnelles is at rank #20,968, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃s.ti.ty.sjɔ.nɛl\.
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 28640, this pair ranks #321,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of constitutionnelle vs constitutionnelles
Shared letters: ceilnostu. Private to "constitutionnelle": -. Private to "constitutionnelles": -.
"constitutionnelle" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCCVCCV · "constitutionnelles" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constitutionnelle ← cconstitutionnelle · cnostitutionnelle · connstitutionnelle · consittutionnelle · consstitutionnelle · constittuionnelle · constittutionnelle · constituitonnelle
- constitutionnelles ← cconstitutionnelles · cnostitutionnelles · connstitutionnelles · consittutionnelles · consstitutionnelles · constittuionnelles · constittutionnelles · constituitonnelles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "constitutionnelle" and "constitutionnelles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "constitutionnelle" vs "constitutionnelles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"constitutionnelle" and "constitutionnelles" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "constitutionnelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "constitutionnelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constitutionnelle" and "constitutionnelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constitutionnelles vs constitutionnels". 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 #321,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.