estampevsestampesWhich spelling fits?

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“estampe” and “estampes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,019
“estampe” frequency rank
#21,005
“estampes” frequency rank
52024
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estampe estampes
Definition Image imprimée sur du papier, sur du vélin, par le moyen d’une planche de bois, de métal, de linoléum qui est gravée, ou bien d'autres méthodes telles que le crayon sur plaque de pierre. Pluriel de estampe.

Same sound, different letters: estampe vs estampes

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.

7 ch
estampe
8 ch
estampes

Ear matches; page differs - estampe and estampes

This is the hard kind. estampe and estampes are pronounced identically (\ɛs.tɑ̃p\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “estampe” sits inside “estampes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estampe is recorded at frequency rank #31,019, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.tɑ̃p\. estampes is at rank #21,005, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛs.tɑ̃p\.

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 52024, this pair ranks #150,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of estampe vs estampes

Shared letters: aempst. Private to "estampe": -. Private to "estampes": -.

"estampe" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "estampes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estampeesatmpe · esstampe · estamep · estammpe · estamppe · estapme · estmape · esttampe
  • estampesesatmpes · esstampes · estameps · estammpes · estampess · estamppes · estampse · estapmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "estampe" and "estampes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛs.tɑ̃p\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
In ordinary French text, does "estampe" or "estampes" show up more?
"estampes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,005 in our French list, against #31,019 for "estampe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estampe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estampes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estampe" and "estampes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estampe vs estomper". 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 #150,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list