Which to use
“éventuelle” and “éventuelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,059
- “éventuelle” frequency rank
- #10,261
- “éventuelles” frequency rank
- 18320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éventuelle | éventuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de éventuel. | Féminin pluriel de éventuel. |
Same sound, different letters: éventuelle vs éventuelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. éventuelle runs 10 letters (VCVCCVVCCV) against éventuelles's 11 (VCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: éventuelle vs éventuelles
This is the hard kind. éventuelle and éventuelles are pronounced identically (\e.vɑ̃.tɥɛl\) 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) - “éventuelle” sits inside “éventuelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éventuelle is recorded at frequency rank #8,059, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.vɑ̃.tɥɛl\. éventuelles is at rank #10,261, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.vɑ̃.tɥɛl\.
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 18320, this pair ranks #378,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éventuelle vs éventuelles
Shared letters: elntuvé. Private to "éventuelle": -. Private to "éventuelles": s.
"éventuelle" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCCV · "éventuelles" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éventuelle" for "éventuelles" ever safe?
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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 "éventuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éventuelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éventuelle" and "éventuelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éventuelles vs éventuels". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #378,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.