Which to use
“graphisme” and “graphismes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,304
- “graphisme” frequency rank
- #20,747
- “graphismes” frequency rank
- 40051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphisme | graphismes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manière de dessiner particulière à un artiste. | Pluriel de graphisme. |
Same sound, different letters: graphisme vs graphismes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - graphisme / graphismes
This is the hard kind. graphisme and graphismes are pronounced identically (\ɡʁa.fism\) 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) - “graphisme” sits inside “graphismes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graphisme is recorded at frequency rank #19,304, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.fism\. graphismes is at rank #20,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.fism\.
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 40051, this pair ranks #243,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graphisme vs graphismes
Shared letters: aeghimprs. Private to "graphisme": -. Private to "graphismes": -.
"graphisme" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "graphismes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graphisme ← garphisme · ggraphisme · grahpisme · graphhisme · graphimse · graphisem · graphismme · graphissme
- graphismes ← garphismes · ggraphismes · grahpismes · graphhismes · graphimses · graphisems · graphismess · graphismmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graphisme" for "graphismes" ever safe?
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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 "graphisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphismes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphisme" and "graphismes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graphismes vs graphistes". 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 #243,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.