# distance vs distants

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### distance
*noun · IPA \dis.tɑ̃s\ · frequency rank #1,518*
Intervalle ; longueur.

### distants
*adjective · IPA \dis.tɑ̃\ · frequency rank #32,779*
Masculin pluriel de distant.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/distance-vs-distants