Which to use
“élevage” and “élevages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,205
- “élevage” frequency rank
- #20,325
- “élevages” frequency rank
- 25530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | élevage | élevages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’élever les animaux domestiques. | Pluriel de élevage. |
Same sound, different letters: élevage vs élevages
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - élevage and élevages
This is the hard kind. élevage and élevages are pronounced identically (\ɛl.vaʒ\) 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) - “élevage” sits inside “élevages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
élevage is recorded at frequency rank #5,205, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛl.vaʒ\. élevages is at rank #20,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛl.vaʒ\.
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 25530, this pair ranks #340,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of élevage vs élevages
Shared letters: aeglvé. Private to "élevage": -. Private to "élevages": s.
"élevage" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "élevages" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "élevage" and "élevages" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "élevage" or "élevages" 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 "élevage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "élevages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "élevage" and "élevages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éleva vs élevage". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #340,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.