Which to use
“coquillages” and “coquilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,100
- “coquillages” frequency rank
- #19,247
- “coquilles” frequency rank
- 39347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coquillages | coquilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de coquillage. | Pluriel de coquille. |
Where the eye mixes coquillages and coquilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. coquillages runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCVC) against coquilles's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coquillages vs coquilles
A purely visual mix-up. coquillages (\kɔ.ki.jaʒ\) and coquilles (\kɔ.kij\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coquillages is recorded at frequency rank #20,100, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ki.jaʒ\. coquilles is at rank #19,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.kij\.
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 39347, this pair ranks #248,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coquillages vs coquilles
Shared letters: ceiloqsu. Private to "coquillages": ag. Private to "coquilles": -.
"coquillages" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVC · "coquilles" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coquillages ← ccoquillages · coqiullages · coqquillages · coquilages · coquilalges · coquillaegs · coquillagess · coquillagges
- coquilles ← ccoquilles · coqiulles · coqquilles · coquilels · coquiles · coquilless · coquillse · coquliles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coquillages" and "coquilles" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "coquillages" or "coquilles" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "coquillages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coquilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coquillages" and "coquilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coquillage vs coquillages". 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 #248,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.