Which to use
“hypermarché” and “hypermarchés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,084
- “hypermarché” frequency rank
- #39,841
- “hypermarchés” frequency rank
- 74925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hypermarché | hypermarchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magasin de détail en libre-service d'une surface commerciale minimale de 2500 m². | Pluriel de hypermarché. |
Where the eye mixes hypermarché and hypermarchés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. hypermarché runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCCV) against hypermarchés's 12 (CVCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hypermarché vs hypermarchés
A purely visual mix-up. hypermarché (^((h muet))\i.pɛʁ.maʁ.ʃe\) and hypermarchés (\i.pɛʁ.maʁ.ʃe\) 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) - “hypermarché” sits inside “hypermarchés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hypermarché is recorded at frequency rank #35,084, classified as anoun, pronounced ^((h muet))\i.pɛʁ.maʁ.ʃe\. hypermarchés is at rank #39,841, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.pɛʁ.maʁ.ʃe\.
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 74925, this pair ranks #35,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hypermarché vs hypermarchés
Shared letters: acehmpryé. Private to "hypermarché": -. Private to "hypermarchés": s.
"hypermarché" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCV · "hypermarchés" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hypermarché" and "hypermarchés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hypermarché" or "hypermarchés"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hypermarché" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hypermarchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #35,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.