Which to use
“étroite” and “étroites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,266
- “étroite” frequency rank
- #14,586
- “étroites” frequency rank
- 21852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étroite | étroites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de étroit. | Féminin pluriel de étroit. |
Same sound, different letters: étroite vs étroites
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. étroite runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against étroites's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - étroite and étroites
This is the hard kind. étroite and étroites are pronounced identically (\e.tʁwat\) 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) - “étroite” sits inside “étroites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étroite is recorded at frequency rank #7,266, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.tʁwat\. étroites is at rank #14,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.tʁwat\.
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 21852, this pair ranks #361,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of étroite vs étroites
Shared letters: eiorté. Private to "étroite": -. Private to "étroites": s.
"étroite" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "étroites" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "étroite" and "étroites" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "étroite" or "étroites"?
Useful next steps
"étroite" and "étroites" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "étroite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étroites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étroite" and "étroites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "étroites vs étroitesse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #361,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.