Which to use
“diamètre” and “diamètres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,418
- “diamètre” frequency rank
- #42,280
- “diamètres” frequency rank
- 46698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diamètre | diamètres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ligne droite qui va d’un point de la circonférence d’un cercle (ou d’une sphère) à un autre point en passant par le centre. Le diamètre représente deux fois le rayon. | Pluriel de diamètre. |
Same sound, different letters: diamètre vs diamètres
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. diamètre runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against diamètres's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - diamètre / diamètres
This is the hard kind. diamètre and diamètres are pronounced identically (\dja.mɛtʁ\) 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) - “diamètre” sits inside “diamètres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diamètre is recorded at frequency rank #4,418, classified as anoun, pronounced \dja.mɛtʁ\. diamètres is at rank #42,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dja.mɛtʁ\.
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 46698, this pair ranks #192,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diamètre vs diamètres
Shared letters: adeimrtè. Private to "diamètre": -. Private to "diamètres": s.
"diamètre" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "diamètres" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "diamètre" / "diamètres". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "diamètre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diamètres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diamètre" and "diamètres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diamètre vs diantre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.