Which to use
“édifice” and “édifices” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,093
- “édifice” frequency rank
- #9,256
- “édifices” frequency rank
- 14349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | édifice | édifices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bâtiment surtout en parlant des églises, des temples, des palais et autres grands bâtiments. | Pluriel de édifice. |
Same sound, different letters: édifice vs édifices
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - édifice / édifices
This is the hard kind. édifice and édifices are pronounced identically (\e.di.fis\) 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) - “édifice” sits inside “édifices”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
édifice is recorded at frequency rank #5,093, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.di.fis\. édifices is at rank #9,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.di.fis\.
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 14349, this pair ranks #397,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of édifice vs édifices
Shared letters: cdefié. Private to "édifice": -. Private to "édifices": s.
"édifice" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "édifices" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "édifice" and "édifices" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "édifice" or "édifices"?
After this comparison
"édifice" and "édifices" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "édifice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "édifices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,073 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "édifice" and "édifices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édifices vs édifiée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,073 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.