Which to use
“embaucher” is a verb and “embauches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,401
- “embaucher” frequency rank
- #27,050
- “embauches” frequency rank
- 38451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embaucher | embauches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Engager un salarié, passer avec lui un contrat de travail. | Pluriel de embauche. |
Where the eye mixes embaucher and embauches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. embaucher and embauches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: embaucher vs embauches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: embaucher is \ɑ̃.bo.ʃe\ while embauches is \ɑ̃.boʃ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “embaucher” becomes s in “embauches”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embaucher is recorded at frequency rank #11,401, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.bo.ʃe\. embauches is at rank #27,050, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.boʃ\.
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 38451, this pair ranks #255,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of embaucher vs embauches
Shared letters: abcehmu. Private to "embaucher": r. Private to "embauches": s.
"embaucher" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "embauches" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "embaucher" for "embauches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "embaucher" vs "embauches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "embaucher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "embauches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embaucher" and "embauches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embauchent vs embauches". 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 #255,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.