Which to use
“inspecteur” is an adjective and “inspecteurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,339
- “inspecteur” frequency rank
- #10,019
- “inspecteurs” frequency rank
- 14358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inspecteur | inspecteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a une fonction d'inspecteur au sein de son domaine d'activité ou d'expertise. | Pluriel de inspecteur. |
Same sound, different letters: inspecteur vs inspecteurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - inspecteur and inspecteurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inspecteur and inspecteurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃s.pɛk.tœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “inspecteur” sits inside “inspecteurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inspecteur is recorded at frequency rank #4,339, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃s.pɛk.tœʁ\. inspecteurs is at rank #10,019, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃s.pɛk.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 14358, this pair ranks #397,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inspecteur vs inspecteurs
Shared letters: ceinprstu. Private to "inspecteur": -. Private to "inspecteurs": -.
"inspecteur" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC · "inspecteurs" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inspecteur ← innspecteur · inpsecteur · insepcteur · inspceteur · inspeccteur · inspecetur · inspecteru · inspecteurr
- inspecteurs ← innspecteurs · inpsecteurs · insepcteurs · inspceteurs · inspeccteurs · inspeceturs · inspecterus · inspecteurrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inspecteur" and "inspecteurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "inspecteur" or "inspecteurs"?
After this comparison
"inspecteur" and "inspecteurs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "inspecteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inspecteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,035 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inspecteur" and "inspecteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inspecter vs inspecteurs". 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 #397,035 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.