Which to use
“établi” and “établis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,805
- “établi” frequency rank
- #8,182
- “établis” frequency rank
- 10987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | établi | établis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Communément admis, ancré dans les mœurs. | Masculin pluriel de établi. |
Same sound, different letters: établi vs établis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. établi runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against établis's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: établi vs établis
This is the hard kind. établi and établis are pronounced identically (\e.ta.bli\) 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) - “établi” sits inside “établis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
établi is recorded at frequency rank #2,805, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.ta.bli\. établis is at rank #8,182, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ta.bli\.
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 10987, this pair ranks #410,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of établi vs établis
Shared letters: abilté. Private to "établi": -. Private to "établis": s.
"établi" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "établis" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "établi" and "établis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "établi" or "établis" show up more?
After this comparison
"établi" and "établis" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "établi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "établis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,893 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "établi" and "établis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "érables vs établis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #410,893 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.