Which to use
“gorilla” and “gorilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,682
- “gorilla” frequency rank
- #27,826
- “gorilles” frequency rank
- 77508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gorilla | gorilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gorille. | Pluriel de gorille. |
Where the eye mixes gorilla and gorilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gorilla vs gorilles
A purely visual mix-up. gorilla (\ɡəˈɹɪl.ə\) and gorilles (\ɡɔ.ʁij\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gorilla is recorded at frequency rank #49,682, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡəˈɹɪl.ə\. gorilles is at rank #27,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡɔ.ʁij\.
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 77508, this pair ranks #28,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gorilla vs gorilles
Shared letters: gilor. Private to "gorilla": a. Private to "gorilles": es.
"gorilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "gorilles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gorilla" and "gorilles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gorilla" vs "gorilles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gorilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gorilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gorilla" and "gorilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Godzilla vs gorilla". 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 #28,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.