Which to use
“Gentilly” is a name and “gentils” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,314
- “Gentilly” frequency rank
- #7,064
- “gentils” frequency rank
- 45378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gentilly | gentils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Commune française, située dans le département du Val-de-Marne. | Masculin pluriel de gentil. |
Where the eye mixes Gentilly and gentils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gentilly runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against gentils's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gentilly vs gentils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gentilly is \ʒɑ̃.ti.ji\ while gentils is \ʒɑ̃.ti\. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gentilly is recorded at frequency rank #38,314, classified as aname, pronounced \ʒɑ̃.ti.ji\. gentils is at rank #7,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒɑ̃.ti\.
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 45378, this pair ranks #203,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gentilly vs gentils
Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "Gentilly": y. Private to "gentils": s.
"Gentilly" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "gentils" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gentilly" for "gentils" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gentilly" or "gentils"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gentilly" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gentils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gentilly" and "gentils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gentilles vs Gentilly". 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 #203,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.