Which to use
“espagnole” is a noun and “espagnoles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,754
- “espagnole” frequency rank
- #13,375
- “espagnoles” frequency rank
- 18129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | espagnole | espagnoles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sauce de base, de couleur brune. | Féminin pluriel de espagnol. |
Same sound, different letters: espagnole vs espagnoles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. espagnole runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against espagnoles's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - espagnole and espagnoles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: espagnole and espagnoles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛs.pa.ɲɔl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “espagnole” sits inside “espagnoles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
espagnole is recorded at frequency rank #4,754, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.pa.ɲɔl\. espagnoles is at rank #13,375, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛs.pa.ɲɔl\.
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 18129, this pair ranks #379,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of espagnole vs espagnoles
Shared letters: aeglnops. Private to "espagnole": -. Private to "espagnoles": -.
"espagnole" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "espagnoles" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- espagnole ← epsagnole · esapgnole · espaggnole · espagnloe · espagnnole · espagnoel · espagnolle · espagonle
- espagnoles ← epsagnoles · esapgnoles · espaggnoles · espagnloes · espagnnoles · espagnoels · espagnoless · espagnolles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "espagnole" for "espagnoles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "espagnole" or "espagnoles"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "espagnole" / "espagnoles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "espagnole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "espagnoles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "espagnole" and "espagnoles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "espagnole vs español". Nearby pair
- 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 #379,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.