Which to use
“galères” and “galeries” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,683
- “galères” frequency rank
- #7,570
- “galeries” frequency rank
- 22253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | galères | galeries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de galère. | Pluriel de galerie. |
Where the eye mixes galères and galeries
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. galères runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against galeries's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between galères and galeries
A purely visual mix-up. galères (\ɡa.lɛʁ\) and galeries (\ɡal.ʁi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
galères is recorded at frequency rank #14,683, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡa.lɛʁ\. galeries is at rank #7,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡal.ʁi\.
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 22253, this pair ranks #359,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of galères vs galeries
Shared letters: aeglrs. Private to "galères": è. Private to "galeries": i.
"galères" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "galeries" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- galeries ← agleries · gaelries · galeires · galereis · galeriess · galerise · galerries · galleries
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "galères" and "galeries" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "galères" or "galeries"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "galères" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "galeries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "galères" and "galeries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "galères vs gamètes". 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 #359,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.