Which to use
“gitan” is a noun and “gitans” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,834
- “gitan” frequency rank
- #24,225
- “gitans” frequency rank
- 57059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gitan | gitans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bohémien d’Espagne. | Masculin pluriel de gitan. |
Same sound, different letters: gitan vs gitans
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - gitan / gitans
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: gitan and gitans carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʒi.tɑ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gitan” sits inside “gitans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gitan is recorded at frequency rank #32,834, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʒi.tɑ̃\. gitans is at rank #24,225, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒi.tɑ̃\.
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 57059, this pair ranks #117,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gitan vs gitans
Shared letters: agint. Private to "gitan": -. Private to "gitans": s.
"gitan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "gitans" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gitan" and "gitans" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gitan" or "gitans"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "gitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gitans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gitan" and "gitans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gitan vs given". 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 #117,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.