Which to use
“illustrateur” and “illustrateurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,475
- “illustrateur” frequency rank
- #41,338
- “illustrateurs” frequency rank
- 68813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | illustrateur | illustrateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui illustre, qui dessine, qui compose des illustrations pour les livres, les journaux, les revues. | Pluriel de illustrateur. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set illustrateur and illustrateurs apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. illustrateur and illustrateurs are pronounced identically (\i.lys.tʁa.tœʁ\) 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) - “illustrateur” sits inside “illustrateurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
illustrateur is recorded at frequency rank #27,475, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.lys.tʁa.tœʁ\. illustrateurs is at rank #41,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.lys.tʁa.tœʁ\.
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 68813, this pair ranks #57,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of illustrateur vs illustrateurs
Shared letters: aeilrstu. Private to "illustrateur": -. Private to "illustrateurs": -.
"illustrateur" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVVC · "illustrateurs" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- illustrateur ← illsutrateur · illusrtateur · illusstrateur · illustarteur · illustraetur · illustrateru · illustrateurr · illustratteur
- illustrateurs ← illsutrateurs · illusrtateurs · illusstrateurs · illustarteurs · illustraeturs · illustraterus · illustrateurrs · illustrateurss
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "illustrateur" and "illustrateurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "illustrateur" or "illustrateurs"?
Remembering illustrateur vs illustrateurs
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “illustrateur” entry
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