Which to use
“enquêteur” is an adjective and “enquêteurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,417
- “enquêteur” frequency rank
- #10,497
- “enquêteurs” frequency rank
- 27914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enquêteur | enquêteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui enquête | Pluriel de enquêteur. |
Same sound, different letters: enquêteur vs enquêteurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. enquêteur runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVVC) against enquêteurs's 10 (VCCVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - enquêteur and enquêteurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enquêteur and enquêteurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.kɛ.tœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enquêteur” sits inside “enquêteurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enquêteur is recorded at frequency rank #17,417, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɛ.tœʁ\. enquêteurs is at rank #10,497, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɛ.tœʁ\.
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 27914, this pair ranks #325,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enquêteur vs enquêteurs
Shared letters: enqrtuê. Private to "enquêteur": -. Private to "enquêteurs": s.
"enquêteur" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC · "enquêteurs" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enquêteur" and "enquêteurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enquêteur" vs "enquêteurs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"enquêteur" and "enquêteurs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "enquêteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enquêteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enquêteur" and "enquêteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enquêtent vs enquêteur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #325,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.