Which to use
“joueurs” is an adjective and “joueuses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #945
- “joueurs” frequency rank
- #14,072
- “joueuses” frequency rank
- 15017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | joueurs | joueuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de joueur. | Pluriel de joueuse. |
Where the eye mixes joueurs and joueuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. joueurs runs 7 letters (CVVVVCC) against joueuses's 8 (CVVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: joueurs vs joueuses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: joueurs is \ʒwœʁ\ while joueuses is \ʒwøz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
joueurs is recorded at frequency rank #945, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒwœʁ\. joueuses is at rank #14,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʒwøz\.
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 15017, this pair ranks #394,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of joueurs vs joueuses
Shared letters: ejosu. Private to "joueurs": r. Private to "joueuses": -.
"joueurs" · 7 letters · shape CVVVVCC · "joueuses" · 8 letters · shape CVVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "joueurs" and "joueuses" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "joueurs" vs "joueuses" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "joueurs" and "joueuses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "joueurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "joueuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "joueurs" and "joueuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jouées vs joueuses". 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 #394,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.