Which to use
“intérimaire” and “intérimaires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,322
- “intérimaire” frequency rank
- #33,740
- “intérimaires” frequency rank
- 53062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intérimaire | intérimaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a lieu par intérim. | Pluriel de intérimaire. |
Same sound, different letters: intérimaire vs intérimaires
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. intérimaire runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVVCV) against intérimaires's 12 (VCCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: intérimaire vs intérimaires
This is the hard kind. intérimaire and intérimaires are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.te.ʁi.mɛʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “intérimaire” sits inside “intérimaires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intérimaire is recorded at frequency rank #19,322, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁi.mɛʁ\. intérimaires is at rank #33,740, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.te.ʁi.mɛʁ\.
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 53062, this pair ranks #143,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intérimaire vs intérimaires
Shared letters: aeimnrté. Private to "intérimaire": -. Private to "intérimaires": s.
"intérimaire" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCV · "intérimaires" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "intérimaire" / "intérimaires". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "intérimaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intérimaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #143,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.