Which to use
“irlandais” and “irlandaises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,623
- “irlandais” frequency rank
- #39,362
- “irlandaises” frequency rank
- 45985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irlandais | irlandaises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à l’Irlande ou aux Irlandais. | Féminin pluriel de irlandais. |
Where the eye mixes irlandais and irlandaises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses irlandais with irlandaises
A purely visual mix-up. irlandais (\iʁ.lɑ̃.dɛ\) and irlandaises (\iʁ.lɑ̃.dɛz\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “irlandais” sits inside “irlandaises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irlandais is recorded at frequency rank #6,623, classified as anadj, pronounced \iʁ.lɑ̃.dɛ\. irlandaises is at rank #39,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced \iʁ.lɑ̃.dɛz\.
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 45985, this pair ranks #198,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irlandais vs irlandaises
Shared letters: adilnrs. Private to "irlandais": -. Private to "irlandaises": e.
"irlandais" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "irlandaises" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- irlandais ← ilrandais · iralndais · irladnais · irlanadis · irlandaiss · irlandasi · irlanddais · irlandias
- irlandaises ← ilrandaises · iralndaises · irladnaises · irlanadises · irlandaiess · irlandaisess · irlandaisses · irlandasies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "irlandais" and "irlandaises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "irlandais" vs "irlandaises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "irlandais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irlandaises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irlandais" and "irlandaises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irlandaises vs islandaise". 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 #198,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.