Which to use
“génital” and “génitales” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,302
- “génital” frequency rank
- #25,343
- “génitales” frequency rank
- 65645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | génital | génitales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sert à la génération, à la reproduction biologique. | Féminin pluriel de génital. |
Same sound, different letters: génital vs génitales
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. génital runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against génitales's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - génital / génitales
This is the hard kind. génital and génitales are pronounced identically (\ʒe.ni.tal\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “génital” sits inside “génitales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
génital is recorded at frequency rank #40,302, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒe.ni.tal\. génitales is at rank #25,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒe.ni.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 65645, this pair ranks #71,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of génital vs génitales
Shared letters: agilnté. Private to "génital": -. Private to "génitales": es.
"génital" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "génitales" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "génital" and "génitales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "génital" vs "génitales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"génital" and "génitales" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "génital" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "génitales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "génital" and "génitales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "génital vs génitale". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.