Which to use
“innocente” and “innocents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,287
- “innocente” frequency rank
- #9,500
- “innocents” frequency rank
- 23787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | innocente | innocents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de innocent. | Masculin pluriel de innocent. |
Where the eye mixes innocente and innocents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. innocente (VCCVCVCCV) and innocents (VCCVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: innocente vs innocents
A purely visual mix-up. innocente (\i.nɔ.sɑ̃t\) and innocents (\i.nɔ.sɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “innocente” becomes s in “innocents”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
innocente is recorded at frequency rank #14,287, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.nɔ.sɑ̃t\. innocents is at rank #9,500, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.nɔ.sɑ̃\.
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 23787, this pair ranks #350,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of innocente vs innocents
Shared letters: ceinot. Private to "innocente": -. Private to "innocents": s.
"innocente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "innocents" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "innocente" and "innocents" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "innocente" vs "innocents" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "innocente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "innocents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "innocente" and "innocents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indécente vs innocente". 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 #350,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.