Which to use
“hématome” and “hématomes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,087
- “hématome” frequency rank
- #49,136
- “hématomes” frequency rank
- 84223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hématome | hématomes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poche de sang apparaissant généralement suite à une hémorragie, ou à la suite d’un choc. | Pluriel de hématome. |
Same sound, different letters: hématome vs hématomes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - hématome and hématomes
This is the hard kind. hématome and hématomes are pronounced identically (\e.ma.tom\) 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) - “hématome” sits inside “hématomes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hématome is recorded at frequency rank #35,087, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ma.tom\. hématomes is at rank #49,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ma.tom\.
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 84223, this pair ranks #13,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hématome vs hématomes
Shared letters: aehmoté. Private to "hématome": -. Private to "hématomes": s.
"hématome" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "hématomes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hématome" and "hématomes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "hématome" or "hématomes" show up more?
Useful next steps
"hématome" and "hématomes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "hématome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hématomes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hématome" and "hématomes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hécatombe vs hématome". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.