Which to use
“issu” is an adjective and “issues” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,769
- “issu” frequency rank
- #6,211
- “issues” frequency rank
- 10980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | issu | issues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Né (d’une personne, d’une lignée ou d’une race), descendant. | Produits de la mouture des céréales, hormis la farine : son, recoupe, remoulage, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: issu vs issues
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - issu and issues
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: issu and issues carry the same recorded pronunciation, \i.sy\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “issu” sits inside “issues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
issu is recorded at frequency rank #4,769, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.sy\. issues is at rank #6,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.sy\.
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 10980, this pair ranks #410,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of issu vs issues
Shared letters: isu. Private to "issu": -. Private to "issues": e.
"issu" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "issues" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "issu" for "issues" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "issu" / "issues". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "issu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "issues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "issu" and "issues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "isi vs issu". 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 #410,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.