Which to use
“israélite” is an adjective and “israélites” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,097
- “israélite” frequency rank
- #30,669
- “israélites” frequency rank
- 61766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | israélite | israélites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif au royaume d’Israël (rois Saul, David et Salomon) et plus tard, au royaume de Samarie, par rapport au royaume de Judée ayant pour capitale Jérusalem. | Pluriel de israélite. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set israélite and israélites apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
israélite and israélites form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “israélite” sits inside “israélites” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
israélite is recorded at frequency rank #31,097, classified as anadj, pronounced \is.ʁa.e.lit\. israélites is at rank #30,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced \is.ʁa.e.lit\.
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 61766, this pair ranks #90,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering israélite vs israélites
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- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “israélite”; for a noun, it's “israélites”.
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