Which to use
“irrégulière” is a noun and “irrégulières” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,958
- “irrégulière” frequency rank
- #31,563
- “irrégulières” frequency rank
- 46521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irrégulière | irrégulières |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui n’a pas un statut juridique légal, du point de vue du séjour dans un pays, du point de vue professionnel. | Féminin pluriel de irrégulier. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set irrégulière and irrégulières apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: irrégulière and irrégulières carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.ʁe.ɡy.ljɛʁ\. 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) - “irrégulière” sits inside “irrégulières”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irrégulière is recorded at frequency rank #14,958, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.ʁe.ɡy.ljɛʁ\. irrégulières is at rank #31,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ʁe.ɡy.ljɛʁ\.
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 46521, this pair ranks #194,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irrégulière vs irrégulières
Shared letters: egilruèé. Private to "irrégulière": -. Private to "irrégulières": s.
"irrégulière" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCV · "irrégulières" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering irrégulière vs irrégulières
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “irrégulière”; for an adjective, it's “irrégulières”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “irrégulière” entry
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