établiravsétablisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: établira is a verb, établis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“établira” is a verb and “établis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,610
“établira” frequency rank
#8,182
“établis” frequency rank
47792
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature établira établis
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de établir. Masculin pluriel de établi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set établira and établis apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
établira
7 ch
établis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: établira is \e.ta.bli.ʁa\ while établis is \e.ta.bli\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

établira is recorded at frequency rank #39,610, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ta.bli.ʁa\. 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 47792, this pair ranks #184,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of établira vs établis

Shared letters: abilté. Private to "établira": r. Private to "établis": s.

"établira" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "établis" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

établira#39,610
établis#8,182

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "établira" and "établis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "établira" is a verb and "établis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "établira" or "établis"?
"établis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,182 in our French list, against #39,610 for "établira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering établira vs établis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “établira”; for an adjective, it's “établis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “établira” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list