Which to use
“identités” and “identity” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,796
- “identités” frequency rank
- #40,312
- “identity” frequency rank
- 53108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | identités | identity |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de identité. | Identité. |
Where the eye mixes identités and identity
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. identités runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against identity's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: identités vs identity
A purely visual mix-up. identités (\i.dɑ̃.ti.te\) and identity (\aɪ.ˈdɛn.tɪ.ti\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
identités is recorded at frequency rank #12,796, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.dɑ̃.ti.te\. identity is at rank #40,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced \aɪ.ˈdɛn.tɪ.ti\.
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 53108, this pair ranks #142,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of identités vs identity
Shared letters: deint. Private to "identités": sé. Private to "identity": y.
"identités" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "identity" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- identity ← dientity · iddentity · idenitty · idenntity · identitty · identityy · identiyt · identtity
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "identités" for "identity" ever safe?
Which is more common, "identités" or "identity"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "identités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "identity" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "identités" and "identity" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "identité vs identity". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #142,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.