Which to use
“influences” and “influenceurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,978
- “influences” frequency rank
- #33,307
- “influenceurs” frequency rank
- 41285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | influences | influenceurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de influence. | Pluriel de influenceur. |
Where the eye mixes influences and influenceurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. influences runs 10 letters (VCCCVVCCVC) against influenceurs's 12 (VCCCVVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between influences and influenceurs
A purely visual mix-up. influences (\ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃s\) and influenceurs (\ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃.sœʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
influences is recorded at frequency rank #7,978, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃s\. influenceurs is at rank #33,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃.sœʁ\.
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 41285, this pair ranks #234,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of influences vs influenceurs
Shared letters: cefilnsu. Private to "influences": -. Private to "influenceurs": r.
"influences" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVC · "influenceurs" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- influences ← ifnluences · inffluences · infleunces · inflluences · influecnes · influencces · influencess · influencse
- influenceurs ← ifnluenceurs · inffluenceurs · infleunceurs · inflluenceurs · influecneurs · influencceurs · influencerus · influenceurrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "influences" and "influenceurs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "influences" or "influenceurs" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "influences" and "influenceurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "influences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "influenceurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "influences" and "influenceurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "influencées vs influenceurs". 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 #234,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.