Which to use
“fermier” is a noun and “fermiers” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,970
- “fermier” frequency rank
- #12,570
- “fermiers” frequency rank
- 24540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fermier | fermiers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agriculteur, cultivateur, paysan. | Masculin pluriel de fermier. |
Same sound, different letters: fermier vs fermiers
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - fermier and fermiers
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fermier and fermiers carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɛʁ.mje\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “fermier” sits inside “fermiers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fermier is recorded at frequency rank #11,970, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛʁ.mje\. fermiers is at rank #12,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɛʁ.mje\.
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 24540, this pair ranks #346,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fermier vs fermiers
Shared letters: efimr. Private to "fermier": -. Private to "fermiers": s.
"fermier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fermiers" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fermier" for "fermiers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fermier" vs "fermiers" - which ranks higher?
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 "fermier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fermiers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fermier" and "fermiers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fermiers vs ferrière". 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 #346,031 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.