Which to use
“cuirasse” is a noun and “cuirassés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,270
- “cuirasse” frequency rank
- #44,967
- “cuirassés” frequency rank
- 92237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuirasse | cuirassés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arme défensive qui couvre la poitrine et quelquefois le dos. | Masculin pluriel de cuirassé. |
Where the eye mixes cuirasse and cuirassés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cuirasse runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against cuirassés's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cuirasse and cuirassés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cuirasse is \kɥi.ʁas\ while cuirassés is \kɥi.ʁa.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuirasse is recorded at frequency rank #47,270, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɥi.ʁas\. cuirassés is at rank #44,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɥi.ʁa.se\.
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 92237, this pair ranks #3,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cuirasse vs cuirassés
Shared letters: acirsu. Private to "cuirasse": e. Private to "cuirassés": é.
"cuirasse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "cuirassés" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cuirasse ← ccuirasse · ciurasse · cuiarsse · cuirase · cuirases · cuirrasse · cuirsase · curiasse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cuirasse" and "cuirassés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cuirasse" or "cuirassés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cuirasse" and "cuirassés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuirasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuirassés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuirasse" and "cuirassés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuirassés vs cuirassiers". 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 #3,165 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.