Which to use
“intérieures” and “intérieurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,895
- “intérieures” frequency rank
- #9,856
- “intérieurs” frequency rank
- 20751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intérieures | intérieurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de intérieur. | Masculin pluriel de intérieur. |
Same sound, different letters: intérieures vs intérieurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. intérieures runs 11 letters (VCCVCVVVCVC) against intérieurs's 10 (VCCVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - intérieures / intérieurs
This is the hard kind. intérieures and intérieurs are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁjœʁ\) and both work as anadjective. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intérieures is recorded at frequency rank #10,895, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁjœʁ\. intérieurs is at rank #9,856, 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 20751, this pair ranks #366,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of intérieures vs intérieurs
Shared letters: einrstué. Private to "intérieures": -. Private to "intérieurs": -.
"intérieures" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVVCVC · "intérieurs" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intérieures" and "intérieurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "intérieures" vs "intérieurs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "intérieures" / "intérieurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "intérieures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intérieurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intérieures" and "intérieurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inférieures vs intérieures". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #366,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.