Which to use
“ensemble” is an adverb and “ensembles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #288
- “ensemble” frequency rank
- #7,687
- “ensembles” frequency rank
- 7975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ensemble | ensembles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | L’un avec l’autre : les uns avec les autres ; conjointement. | Pluriel de ensemble. |
Same sound, different letters: ensemble vs ensembles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - ensemble and ensembles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ensemble and ensembles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadverb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ensemble” sits inside “ensembles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ensemble is recorded at frequency rank #288, classified as anadv, pronounced \ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\. ensembles is at rank #7,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.sɑ̃bl\.
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 7975, this pair ranks #421,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ensemble vs ensembles
Shared letters: belmns. Private to "ensemble": -. Private to "ensembles": -.
"ensemble" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "ensembles" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ensemble" and "ensembles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ensemble" or "ensembles"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "ensemble" / "ensembles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ensemble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ensembles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #421,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #421,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.