Which to use
“economie” and “économies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,973
- “economie” frequency rank
- #4,113
- “économies” frequency rank
- 10086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | economie | économies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de economia. | Pluriel de économie. |
Where the eye mixes economie and économies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. economie runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against économies's 9 (VCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses economie with économies
A purely visual mix-up. economie (\e.ko.no.ˈmi.e\) and économies (\e.kɔ.nɔ.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
economie is recorded at frequency rank #5,973, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ko.no.ˈmi.e\. économies is at rank #4,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.kɔ.nɔ.mi\.
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 10086, this pair ranks #414,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of economie vs économies
Shared letters: ceimno. Private to "economie": -. Private to "économies": sé.
"economie" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "économies" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- economie ← ceonomie · ecconomie · ecnoomie · econmoie · econnomie · econoime · economei · econommie
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "economie" and "économies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "economie" or "économies"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "economie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "économies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "economie" and "économies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "économes vs economie". 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 #414,279 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.