Which to use
“féministe” and “féministes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,061
- “féministe” frequency rank
- #9,319
- “féministes” frequency rank
- 16380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | féministe | féministes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a rapport au féminisme, mouvement revendicatif ayant pour objet la reconnaissance ou l’extension des droits des femmes dans la société afin de les libérer de la domination masculine. | Pluriel de féministe. |
Same sound, different letters: féministe vs féministes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. féministe 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.
Same sound, different spelling - féministe / féministes
This is the hard kind. féministe and féministes are pronounced identically (\fe.mi.nist\) 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) - “féministe” sits inside “féministes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
féministe is recorded at frequency rank #7,061, classified as anadj, pronounced \fe.mi.nist\. 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 16380, this pair ranks #388,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of féministe vs féministes
Shared letters: efimnsté. Private to "féministe": -. Private to "féministes": -.
"féministe" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "féministes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "féministe" and "féministes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "féministe" vs "féministes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"féministe" and "féministes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "féministe" 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 #388,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "féministe" and "féministes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "féministes vs féminité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #388,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.