Which to use
“féminisme” is a noun and “féministes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,845
- “féminisme” frequency rank
- #9,319
- “féministes” frequency rank
- 19164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féminisme | féministes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mouvement revendicatif ayant pour objet la reconnaissance ou l’extension des droits des femmes dans la société jusqu’à leur pleine libération de la domination masculine. | Pluriel de féministe. |
Where the eye mixes féminisme and féministes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. féminisme runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against féministes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses féminisme with féministes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: féminisme is \fe.mi.nism\ while féministes is \fe.mi.nist\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féminisme is recorded at frequency rank #9,845, classified as anoun, pronounced \fe.mi.nism\. féministes is at rank #9,319, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fe.mi.nist\.
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 19164, this pair ranks #374,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of féminisme vs féministes
Shared letters: efimnsé. Private to "féminisme": -. Private to "féministes": t.
"féminisme" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "féministes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "féminisme" and "féministes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "féminisme" or "féministes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "féminisme" and "féministes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "féminisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "féministes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féminisme" and "féministes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "féminisme vs féminité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #374,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.