Which to use
“directrice” is a noun and “directrices” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,851
- “directrice” frequency rank
- #23,171
- “directrices” frequency rank
- 28022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | directrice | directrices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui dirige un établissement, un service, etc. | Féminin pluriel de directeur. |
Same sound, different letters: directrice vs directrices
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Homophone desk: directrice vs directrices
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: directrice and directrices carry the same recorded pronunciation, \di.ʁɛk.tʁis\. 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) - “directrice” sits inside “directrices”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
directrice is recorded at frequency rank #4,851, classified as anoun, pronounced \di.ʁɛk.tʁis\. directrices is at rank #23,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.ʁɛk.tʁis\.
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 28022, this pair ranks #325,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of directrice vs directrices
Shared letters: cdeirt. Private to "directrice": -. Private to "directrices": s.
"directrice" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "directrices" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- directrice ← ddirectrice · dierctrice · dircetrice · direcctrice · direcrtice · directirce · directrcie · directricce
- directrices ← ddirectrices · dierctrices · dircetrices · direcctrices · direcrtices · directirces · directrcies · directricces
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "directrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "directrices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "directrice" and "directrices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "directives vs directrices". 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 #325,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.