Which to use
“équilibrée” and “équilibrées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,549
- “équilibrée” frequency rank
- #42,702
- “équilibrées” frequency rank
- 58251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équilibrée | équilibrées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de équilibré. | Féminin pluriel de équilibré. |
Same sound, different letters: équilibrée vs équilibrées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. équilibrée runs 10 letters (VCVVCVCCVV) against équilibrées's 11 (VCVVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - équilibrée / équilibrées
This is the hard kind. équilibrée and équilibrées are pronounced identically (\e.ki.li.bʁe\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “équilibrée” sits inside “équilibrées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équilibrée is recorded at frequency rank #15,549, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ki.li.bʁe\. équilibrées is at rank #42,702, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ki.li.bʁe\.
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 58251, this pair ranks #110,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of équilibrée vs équilibrées
Shared letters: beilqrué. Private to "équilibrée": -. Private to "équilibrées": s.
"équilibrée" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVV · "équilibrées" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "équilibrée" for "équilibrées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "équilibrée" or "équilibrées"?
After this comparison
"équilibrée" and "équilibrées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "équilibrée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équilibrées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équilibrée" and "équilibrées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équilibrées vs équilibrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.