Which to use
“génocide” and “génocides” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,190
- “génocide” frequency rank
- #42,374
- “génocides” frequency rank
- 49564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | génocide | génocides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élimination physique intentionnelle, totale ou partielle, d’un groupe humain (national, ethnique ou religieux) ce qui veut dire que les membres sont exterminés ou rendus incapables de procréer en raison de leur appartenance au groupe. | Pluriel de génocide. |
Same sound, different letters: génocide vs génocides
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. génocide runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against génocides's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - génocide / génocides
This is the hard kind. génocide and génocides are pronounced identically (\ʒe.nɔ.sid\) 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) - “génocide” sits inside “génocides”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
génocide is recorded at frequency rank #7,190, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒe.nɔ.sid\. génocides is at rank #42,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒe.nɔ.sid\.
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 49564, this pair ranks #169,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of génocide vs génocides
Shared letters: cdeginoé. Private to "génocide": -. Private to "génocides": s.
"génocide" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "génocides" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "génocide" and "génocides" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "génocide" or "génocides"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "génocide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "génocides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "génocide" and "génocides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gencives vs génocides". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.