Which to use
“fromage” and “fromages” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,923
- “fromage” frequency rank
- #10,328
- “fromages” frequency rank
- 14251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fromage | fromages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aliment moulé, obtenu à partir de la coagulation du lait suivie ou non de fermentation. | Pluriel de fromage. |
Same sound, different letters: fromage vs fromages
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. fromage runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against fromages's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - fromage / fromages
This is the hard kind. fromage and fromages are pronounced identically (\fʁɔ.maʒ\) 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) - “fromage” sits inside “fromages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fromage is recorded at frequency rank #3,923, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁɔ.maʒ\. fromages is at rank #10,328, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fʁɔ.maʒ\.
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 14251, this pair ranks #397,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fromage vs fromages
Shared letters: aefgmor. Private to "fromage": -. Private to "fromages": s.
"fromage" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "fromages" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fromage" and "fromages" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fromage" or "fromages"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "fromage" / "fromages". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "fromage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fromages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fromage" and "fromages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fromager vs fromages". 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 #397,507 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.