Which to use
“distributeur” and “distributeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,951
- “distributeur” frequency rank
- #10,858
- “distributeurs” frequency rank
- 18809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distributeur | distributeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui distribue. | Masculin pluriel de distributeur. |
Same sound, different letters: distributeur vs distributeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. distributeur runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVCVVC) against distributeurs's 13 (CVCCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: distributeur vs distributeurs
This is the hard kind. distributeur and distributeurs are pronounced identically (\dis.tʁi.by.tœʁ\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “distributeur” sits inside “distributeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distributeur is recorded at frequency rank #7,951, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.tʁi.by.tœʁ\. distributeurs is at rank #10,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.tʁi.by.tœʁ\.
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 18809, this pair ranks #376,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of distributeur vs distributeurs
Shared letters: bdeirstu. Private to "distributeur": -. Private to "distributeurs": -.
"distributeur" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC · "distributeurs" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distributeur ← ddistributeur · disrtibuteur · disstributeur · distirbuteur · distrbiuteur · distribbuteur · distribtueur · distribuetur
- distributeurs ← ddistributeurs · disrtibuteurs · disstributeurs · distirbuteurs · distrbiuteurs · distribbuteurs · distribtueurs · distribueturs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "distributeur" and "distributeurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "distributeur" vs "distributeurs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "distributeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distributeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distributeur" and "distributeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuer vs distributeur". 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 #376,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.