Which to use
“hébergement” and “hébergements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,193
- “hébergement” frequency rank
- #33,290
- “hébergements” frequency rank
- 40483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hébergement | hébergements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’héberger ou résultat de cette action. | Pluriel de hébergement. |
Where the eye mixes hébergement and hébergements
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. hébergement runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVCC) against hébergements's 12 (CVCVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hébergement vs hébergements
A purely visual mix-up. hébergement (^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\) and hébergements (\e.bɛʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\) 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 extra letter(s) - “hébergement” sits inside “hébergements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hébergement is recorded at frequency rank #7,193, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\e.bɛʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\. hébergements is at rank #33,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.bɛʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\.
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 40483, this pair ranks #240,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hébergement vs hébergements
Shared letters: beghmnrté. Private to "hébergement": -. Private to "hébergements": s.
"hébergement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC · "hébergements" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hébergement" for "hébergements" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "hébergement" or "hébergements" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hébergement" and "hébergements" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hébergement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hébergements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,153 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hébergement" and "hébergements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hébergement vs hébergent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #240,153 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.