Which to use
“éolienne” is a noun and “éoliennes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,048
- “éolienne” frequency rank
- #14,830
- “éoliennes” frequency rank
- 31878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éolienne | éoliennes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Turbine mue par le vent. | Féminin pluriel de éolien. |
Same sound, different letters: éolienne vs éoliennes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. éolienne runs 8 letters (VVCVVCCV) against éoliennes's 9 (VVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - éolienne and éoliennes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: éolienne and éoliennes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.ɔ.ljɛn\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “éolienne” sits inside “éoliennes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éolienne is recorded at frequency rank #17,048, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ɔ.ljɛn\. éoliennes is at rank #14,830, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ɔ.ljɛn\.
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 31878, this pair ranks #301,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of éolienne vs éoliennes
Shared letters: eilnoé. Private to "éolienne": -. Private to "éoliennes": s.
"éolienne" · 8 letters · shape VVCVVCCV · "éoliennes" · 9 letters · shape VVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éolienne" for "éoliennes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "éolienne" vs "éoliennes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "éolienne" / "éoliennes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "éolienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éoliennes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éolienne" and "éoliennes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éolienne vs éoliens". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.