Which to use
“fantasmes” and “fantômes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,581
- “fantasmes” frequency rank
- #9,162
- “fantômes” frequency rank
- 20743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fantasmes | fantômes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fantasme. | Pluriel de fantôme. |
Where the eye mixes fantasmes and fantômes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fantasmes runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against fantômes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fantasmes and fantômes
A purely visual mix-up. fantasmes (\fɑ̃.tasm\) and fantômes (\fɑ̃.tom\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fantasmes is recorded at frequency rank #11,581, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɑ̃.tasm\. fantômes is at rank #9,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɑ̃.tom\.
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 20743, this pair ranks #366,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fantasmes vs fantômes
Shared letters: aefmnst. Private to "fantasmes": -. Private to "fantômes": ô.
"fantasmes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "fantômes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fantasmes ← afntasmes · fanatsmes · fanntasmes · fantamses · fantasems · fantasmess · fantasmmes · fantasmse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fantasmes" for "fantômes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fantasmes" vs "fantômes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fantasmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fantômes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fantasmes" and "fantômes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fantasmer vs fantasmes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #366,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.