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“homogène” and “homogènes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,717
“homogène” frequency rank
#27,470
“homogènes” frequency rank
38187
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature homogène homogènes
Definition Qualifie une distribution uniformément répartie. Pluriel de homogène.

Where the eye mixes homogène and homogènes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. homogène runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against homogènes's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
homogène
9 ch
homogènes

Look-alike desk: homogène vs homogènes

A purely visual mix-up. homogène (\o.mo.ʒɛn\) and homogènes (\ɔ.mɔ.ʒɛn\) 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) - “homogène” sits inside “homogènes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

homogène is recorded at frequency rank #10,717, classified as anadj, pronounced \o.mo.ʒɛn\. homogènes is at rank #27,470, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔ.mɔ.ʒɛn\.

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 38187, this pair ranks #257,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of homogène vs homogènes

Shared letters: eghmnoè. Private to "homogène": -. Private to "homogènes": s.

"homogène" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "homogènes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "homogène" for "homogènes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\o.mo.ʒɛn\ versus \ɔ.mɔ.ʒɛn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "homogène" or "homogènes" show up more?
"homogène" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,717 in our French list, against #27,470 for "homogènes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "homogène" and "homogènes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "homogène" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "homogènes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #257,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "homogène" and "homogènes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "halogène vs homogène". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #257,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list