Which to use
“irrégulières” and “irréguliers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,563
- “irrégulières” frequency rank
- #25,022
- “irréguliers” frequency rank
- 56585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | irrégulières | irréguliers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de irrégulier. | Masculin pluriel de irrégulier. |
Where the eye mixes irrégulières and irréguliers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. irrégulières runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCVVCVC) against irréguliers's 11 (VCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between irrégulières and irréguliers
A purely visual mix-up. irrégulières (\i.ʁe.ɡy.ljɛʁ\) and irréguliers (\i.ʁe.ɡy.lje\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
irrégulières is recorded at frequency rank #31,563, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ʁe.ɡy.ljɛʁ\. irréguliers is at rank #25,022, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ʁe.ɡy.lje\.
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 56585, this pair ranks #120,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of irrégulières vs irréguliers
Shared letters: egilrsué. Private to "irrégulières": è. Private to "irréguliers": -.
"irrégulières" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCVC · "irréguliers" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "irrégulières" and "irréguliers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "irrégulières" or "irréguliers" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "irrégulières" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "irréguliers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "irrégulières" and "irréguliers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "irrégulier vs irrégulières". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.