Which to use
“équilibrées” and “équilibrés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,702
- “équilibrées” frequency rank
- #31,311
- “équilibrés” frequency rank
- 74013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | équilibrées | équilibrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de équilibré. | Masculin pluriel de équilibré. |
Same sound, different letters: équilibrées vs équilibrés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. équilibrées runs 11 letters (VCVVCVCCVVC) against équilibrés's 10 (VCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: équilibrées vs équilibrés
This is the hard kind. équilibrées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
équilibrées is recorded at frequency rank #42,702, 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 74013, this pair ranks #38,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of équilibrées vs équilibrés
Shared letters: bilqrsué. Private to "équilibrées": e. Private to "équilibrés": -.
"équilibrées" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVVC · "équilibrés" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "équilibrées" for "équilibrés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "équilibrées" vs "équilibrés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "équilibrées" 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 #38,572 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "équilibrées" and "équilibrés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équilibrées vs équilibrer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,572 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.