Which to use
“génitale” and “génitales” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,647
- “génitale” frequency rank
- #25,343
- “génitales” frequency rank
- 70990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | génitale | génitales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de génital. | Féminin pluriel de génital. |
Same sound, different letters: génitale vs génitales
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. génitale runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against génitales's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: génitale vs génitales
This is the hard kind. génitale 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 1 extra letter(s) - “génitale” sits inside “génitales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
génitale is recorded at frequency rank #45,647, 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 70990, this pair ranks #49,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of génitale vs génitales
Shared letters: aegilnté. Private to "génitale": -. Private to "génitales": s.
"génitale" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "génitales" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "génitale" for "génitales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "génitale" vs "génitales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "génitale" / "génitales". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "génitale" 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 #49,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "génitale" and "génitales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "génital vs génitale". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,211 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.