Which to use
“fonctionnel” is an adjective and “fonctionnelles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,785
- “fonctionnel” frequency rank
- #25,320
- “fonctionnelles” frequency rank
- 38105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fonctionnel | fonctionnelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la fonction. | Pluriel de fonctionnelle. |
Same sound, different letters: fonctionnel vs fonctionnelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - fonctionnel and fonctionnelles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fonctionnel and fonctionnelles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔ̃k.sjɔ.nɛl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “fonctionnel” sits inside “fonctionnelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fonctionnel is recorded at frequency rank #12,785, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɔ̃k.sjɔ.nɛl\. fonctionnelles is at rank #25,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃k.sjɔ.nɛl\.
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 38105, this pair ranks #257,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fonctionnel vs fonctionnelles
Shared letters: cefilnot. Private to "fonctionnel": -. Private to "fonctionnelles": s.
"fonctionnel" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC · "fonctionnelles" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fonctionnel ← ffonctionnel · fnoctionnel · focntionnel · foncctionnel · foncitonnel · fonctinonel · fonctionel · fonctionenl
- fonctionnelles ← ffonctionnelles · fnoctionnelles · focntionnelles · foncctionnelles · foncitonnelles · fonctinonelles · fonctionelles · fonctionenlles
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
"fonctionnel" and "fonctionnelles" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "fonctionnel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fonctionnelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fonctionnel" and "fonctionnelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fonctionnelles vs fonctionnels". 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 #257,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.