Which to use
“courriel” is a noun and “courriels” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,634
- “courriel” frequency rank
- #20,681
- “courriels” frequency rank
- 30315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | courriel | courriels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Système de transmission de messages électroniques entre différents utilisateurs, en différé, et en utilisant le réseau internet. | Masculin pluriel de courriel. |
Same sound, different letters: courriel vs courriels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. courriel runs 8 letters (CVVCCVVC) against courriels's 9 (CVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - courriel / courriels
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: courriel and courriels carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ku.ʁjɛl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “courriel” sits inside “courriels”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
courriel is recorded at frequency rank #9,634, classified as anoun, pronounced \ku.ʁjɛl\. courriels is at rank #20,681, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ku.ʁjɛl\.
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 30315, this pair ranks #311,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of courriel vs courriels
Shared letters: ceiloru. Private to "courriel": -. Private to "courriels": s.
"courriel" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC · "courriels" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "courriel" and "courriels" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "courriel" vs "courriels" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"courriel" and "courriels" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "courriel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "courriels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "courriel" and "courriels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "courriels vs courroies". 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 #311,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.