Which to use
“évangile” and “évangiles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,160
- “évangile” frequency rank
- #24,831
- “évangiles” frequency rank
- 35991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évangile | évangiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récit de la vie de Jésus. | Pluriel de évangile. |
Same sound, different letters: évangile vs évangiles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. évangile runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against évangiles's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - évangile / évangiles
This is the hard kind. évangile and évangiles are pronounced identically (\e.vɑ̃.ʒil\) 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) - “évangile” sits inside “évangiles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évangile is recorded at frequency rank #11,160, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vɑ̃.ʒil\. évangiles is at rank #24,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɑ̃.ʒil\.
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 35991, this pair ranks #272,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of évangile vs évangiles
Shared letters: aegilnvé. Private to "évangile": -. Private to "évangiles": s.
"évangile" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "évangiles" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "évangile" and "évangiles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "évangile" or "évangiles"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "évangile" / "évangiles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "évangile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évangiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #272,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.