Which to use
“fréquence” and “fréquences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,077
- “fréquence” frequency rank
- #10,165
- “fréquences” frequency rank
- 14242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquence | fréquences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Répétition incessante et régulière d’une action ou d’un fait. | Pluriel de fréquence. |
Same sound, different letters: fréquence vs fréquences
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. fréquence runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCCV) against fréquences's 10 (CCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - fréquence / fréquences
This is the hard kind. fréquence and fréquences are pronounced identically (\fʁe.kɑ̃s\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “fréquence” sits inside “fréquences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquence is recorded at frequency rank #4,077, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃s\. fréquences is at rank #10,165, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃s\.
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 14242, this pair ranks #397,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fréquence vs fréquences
Shared letters: cefnqrué. Private to "fréquence": -. Private to "fréquences": s.
"fréquence" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV · "fréquences" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fréquence" and "fréquences" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fréquence" or "fréquences" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "fréquence" / "fréquences". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquence" and "fréquences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquences vs fréquentées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.