Which to use
“humanoïde” and “humanoïdes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,348
- “humanoïde” frequency rank
- #46,217
- “humanoïdes” frequency rank
- 84565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | humanoïde | humanoïdes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De forme humaine. | Pluriel de humanoïde. |
Same sound, different letters: humanoïde vs humanoïdes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. humanoïde runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against humanoïdes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - humanoïde / humanoïdes
This is the hard kind. humanoïde and humanoïdes are pronounced identically (\y.ma.nɔ.id\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “humanoïde” sits inside “humanoïdes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
humanoïde is recorded at frequency rank #38,348, classified as anadj, pronounced \y.ma.nɔ.id\. humanoïdes is at rank #46,217, tagged as anadj, pronounced \y.ma.nɔ.id\.
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 84565, this pair ranks #12,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of humanoïde vs humanoïdes
Shared letters: adehmnouï. Private to "humanoïde": -. Private to "humanoïdes": s.
"humanoïde" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "humanoïdes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "humanoïde" and "humanoïdes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "humanoïde" or "humanoïdes"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "humanoïde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "humanoïdes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "humanoïde" and "humanoïdes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "humanités vs humanoïdes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.