Which to use
“graphiste” and “graphistes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,498
- “graphiste” frequency rank
- #34,108
- “graphistes” frequency rank
- 52606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | graphiste | graphistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dessinateur chargé de la conception des projets graphiques. | Pluriel de graphiste. |
Same sound, different letters: graphiste vs graphistes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Homophone desk: graphiste vs graphistes
This is the hard kind. graphiste and graphistes are pronounced identically (\ɡʁa.fist\) 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) - “graphiste” sits inside “graphistes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
graphiste is recorded at frequency rank #18,498, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.fist\. graphistes is at rank #34,108, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɡʁa.fist\.
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 52606, this pair ranks #146,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of graphiste vs graphistes
Shared letters: aeghiprst. Private to "graphiste": -. Private to "graphistes": -.
"graphiste" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "graphistes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- graphiste ← garphiste · ggraphiste · grahpiste · graphhiste · graphiset · graphisste · graphistte · graphitse
- graphistes ← garphistes · ggraphistes · grahpistes · graphhistes · graphisets · graphisstes · graphistess · graphistse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "graphiste" for "graphistes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "graphiste" vs "graphistes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "graphiste" / "graphistes". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "graphiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "graphistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "graphiste" and "graphistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graphistes vs graphite". 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 #146,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.