Which to use
“kangourou” and “kangourous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,223
- “kangourou” frequency rank
- #47,991
- “kangourous” frequency rank
- 76214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kangourou | kangourous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animal de l’ordre des marsupiaux, originaire d’Australie caractérisé par le volume de sa queue et par la longueur de ses membres postérieurs dont il se sert pour sauter. | Pluriel de kangourou. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set kangourou and kangourous apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. kangourou and kangourous are pronounced identically (\kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “kangourou” sits inside “kangourous”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kangourou is recorded at frequency rank #28,223, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\. kangourous is at rank #47,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.ɡu.ʁu\.
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 76214, this pair ranks #31,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kangourou vs kangourous
Shared letters: agknoru. Private to "kangourou": -. Private to "kangourous": s.
"kangourou" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV · "kangourous" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kangourou ← akngourou · kagnourou · kanggourou · kangoruou · kangouoru · kangourrou · kangouruo · kanguorou
- kangourous ← akngourous · kagnourous · kanggourous · kangoruous · kangouorus · kangourosu · kangourouss · kangourrous
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kangourou" and "kangourous" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering kangourou vs kangourous
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “kangourou” entry
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