Which to use
“éolienne” is a noun and “éoliens” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,048
- “éolienne” frequency rank
- #42,130
- “éoliens” frequency rank
- 59178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éolienne | éoliens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Turbine mue par le vent. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif éolien. |
Where the eye mixes éolienne and éoliens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éolienne runs 8 letters (VVCVVCCV) against éoliens's 7 (VVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between éolienne and éoliens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éolienne is \e.ɔ.ljɛn\ while éoliens is \e.ɔ.ljɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59178, 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\. éoliens is at rank #42,130, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ɔ.ljɛ̃\.
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 59178, this pair ranks #104,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éolienne vs éoliens
Shared letters: eilnoé. Private to "éolienne": -. Private to "éoliens": s.
"éolienne" · 8 letters · shape VVCVVCCV · "éoliens" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éolienne" for "éoliens" ever safe?
Frequency check: "éolienne" vs "éoliens" - 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 "éolienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éoliens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éolienne" and "éoliens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "écoliers vs éoliens". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.