Which to use
“intérieure” is a noun and “intérieures” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,689
- “intérieure” frequency rank
- #10,895
- “intérieures” frequency rank
- 14584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intérieure | intérieures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Joueuse de basket-ball au rôle principalement défensif. | Féminin pluriel de intérieur. |
Same sound, different letters: intérieure vs intérieures
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. intérieure runs 10 letters (VCCVCVVVCV) against intérieures's 11 (VCCVCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - intérieure and intérieures
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: intérieure and intérieures carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁjœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “intérieure” sits inside “intérieures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intérieure is recorded at frequency rank #3,689, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁjœʁ\. intérieures is at rank #10,895, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁjœʁ\.
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 14584, this pair ranks #396,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intérieure vs intérieures
Shared letters: einrtué. Private to "intérieure": -. Private to "intérieures": s.
"intérieure" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVVCV · "intérieures" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intérieure" and "intérieures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intérieure" or "intérieures"?
What to do next
"intérieure" and "intérieures" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "intérieure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intérieures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intérieure" and "intérieures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingénieure vs intérieure". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #396,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.