Which to use
“électrode” and “électrodes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,086
- “électrode” frequency rank
- #27,297
- “électrodes” frequency rank
- 67383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | électrode | électrodes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conducteur métallique qui amène le courant électrique dans les liquides et dans les gaz raréfiés. | Pluriel de électrode. |
Same sound, different letters: électrode vs électrodes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - électrode and électrodes
This is the hard kind. électrode and électrodes are pronounced identically (\e.lɛk.tʁɔd\) 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) - “électrode” sits inside “électrodes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
électrode is recorded at frequency rank #40,086, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.lɛk.tʁɔd\. électrodes is at rank #27,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.lɛk.tʁɔd\.
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 67383, this pair ranks #63,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of électrode vs électrodes
Shared letters: cdelorté. Private to "électrode": -. Private to "électrodes": s.
"électrode" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCCVCV · "électrodes" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "électrode" and "électrodes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "électrode" or "électrodes"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "électrode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "électrodes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "électrode" and "électrodes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "électrode vs électron". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.