Which to use
“fondamentale” is a noun and “fondamentales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,059
- “fondamentale” frequency rank
- #9,835
- “fondamentales” frequency rank
- 16894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fondamentale | fondamentales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Note de référence d'un accord lui donnant son nom. À ne pas confondre avec la note la plus grave d'un accord : sa basse. Ces deux notions ne concordent que lorsque l'accord est présenté comme empilement de tierces, on dit alors qu'il est à l’état fondamental. | Féminin pluriel de fondamental. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fondamentale and fondamentales apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: fondamentale and fondamentales carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\. 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) - “fondamentale” sits inside “fondamentales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fondamentale is recorded at frequency rank #7,059, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\. fondamentales is at rank #9,835, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɔ̃.da.mɑ̃.tal\.
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 16894, this pair ranks #385,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fondamentale vs fondamentales
Shared letters: adeflmnot. Private to "fondamentale": -. Private to "fondamentales": s.
"fondamentale" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCV · "fondamentales" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fondamentale ← ffondamentale · fnodamentale · fodnamentale · fonadmentale · fondaemntale · fondamenatle · fondamenntale · fondamentael
- fondamentales ← ffondamentales · fnodamentales · fodnamentales · fonadmentales · fondaemntales · fondamenatles · fondamenntales · fondamentaels
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering fondamentale vs fondamentales
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fondamentale”; for an adjective, it's “fondamentales”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fondamentale” entry
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