Which to use
“équilibrée” and “équilibrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,549
- “équilibrée” frequency rank
- #31,311
- “équilibrés” frequency rank
- 46860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équilibrée | équilibrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de équilibré. | Masculin pluriel de équilibré. |
Same sound, different letters: équilibrée vs équilibrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. équilibrée (VCVVCVCCVV) and équilibrés (VCVVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - équilibrée and équilibrés
This is the hard kind. équilibrée and équilibrés 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 a single letter - e in “équilibrée” becomes s in “équilibrés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46860, 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\. équilibrés is at rank #31,311, 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 46860, this pair ranks #191,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of équilibrée vs équilibrés
Shared letters: bilqrué. Private to "équilibrée": e. Private to "équilibrés": s.
"équilibrée" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVV · "équilibrés" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "équilibrée" and "équilibrés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "équilibrée" or "équilibrés"?
After this comparison
"équilibrée" and "équilibrés" 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 "équilibrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,487 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équilibrée" and "équilibrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équilibrées vs équilibrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,487 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.