Which to use
“échantillon” and “échantillons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,623
- “échantillon” frequency rank
- #7,511
- “échantillons” frequency rank
- 13134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échantillon | échantillons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fragment ou partie d’un ensemble qui représente l’ensemble. | Pluriel de échantillon. |
Same sound, different letters: échantillon vs échantillons
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. échantillon runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCCVC) against échantillons's 12 (VCCVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - échantillon and échantillons
This is the hard kind. échantillon and échantillons are pronounced identically (\e.ʃɑ̃.ti.jɔ̃\) 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) - “échantillon” sits inside “échantillons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échantillon is recorded at frequency rank #5,623, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃.ti.jɔ̃\. échantillons is at rank #7,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃.ti.jɔ̃\.
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 13134, this pair ranks #402,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of échantillon vs échantillons
Shared letters: achilnoté. Private to "échantillon": -. Private to "échantillons": s.
"échantillon" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "échantillons" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échantillon" for "échantillons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "échantillon" or "échantillons" show up more?
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 "échantillon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échantillons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #402,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.