Which to use
“gentilles” is an adjective and “Gentilly” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,663
- “gentilles” frequency rank
- #38,314
- “Gentilly” frequency rank
- 63977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gentilles | Gentilly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de gentil. | Commune française, située dans le département du Val-de-Marne. |
Where the eye mixes gentilles and Gentilly
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gentilles with Gentilly
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gentilles is \ʒɑ̃.tij\ while Gentilly is \ʒɑ̃.ti.ji\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gentilles is recorded at frequency rank #25,663, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒɑ̃.tij\. Gentilly is at rank #38,314, tagged as aname, pronounced \ʒɑ̃.ti.ji\.
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 63977, this pair ranks #79,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gentilles vs Gentilly
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "gentilles": s. Private to "Gentilly": y.
"gentilles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Gentilly" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gentilles" and "Gentilly" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gentilles" or "Gentilly"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gentilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gentilly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gentilles" and "Gentilly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "géniales vs gentilles". 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 #79,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.