Which to use
“episode” and “épisodes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,405
- “episode” frequency rank
- #3,375
- “épisodes” frequency rank
- 14780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | episode | épisodes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Épisode. | Pluriel de épisode. |
Where the eye mixes episode and épisodes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. episode runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against épisodes's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: episode vs épisodes
A purely visual mix-up. episode (\ˈɛp.ə.soʊd\) and épisodes (\e.pi.zɔd\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
episode is recorded at frequency rank #11,405, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈɛp.ə.soʊd\. épisodes is at rank #3,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.pi.zɔd\.
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 14780, this pair ranks #395,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of episode vs épisodes
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "episode": -. Private to "épisodes": é.
"episode" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "épisodes" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- episode ← eipsode · epiosde · episdoe · episodde · episoed · epissode · eppisode · epsiode
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "episode" and "épisodes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "episode" or "épisodes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "episode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "épisodes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,269 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 #395,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.