Which to use
“écluse” and “écluses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,608
- “écluse” frequency rank
- #30,438
- “écluses” frequency rank
- 60046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | écluse | écluses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clôture en forme de bassin, faite de terre, de pierre, de bois ou de toute autre matière dans un port, sur une rivière, sur un canal, etc., ayant une ou plusieurs portes qui se lèvent et se baissent ou qui s’ouvrent et se ferment, pour retenir et pour laisser passer l’eau. | Pluriel de écluse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set écluse and écluses apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. écluse and écluses are pronounced identically (\e.klyz\) 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) - “écluse” sits inside “écluses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
écluse is recorded at frequency rank #29,608, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.klyz\. écluses is at rank #30,438, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.klyz\.
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 60046, this pair ranks #99,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of écluse vs écluses
Shared letters: celsué. Private to "écluse": -. Private to "écluses": -.
"écluse" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "écluses" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "écluse" and "écluses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "écluse" or "écluses"?
Remembering écluse vs écluses
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “écluse” entry
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