Which to use
“lauréat” and “lauréats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,409
- “lauréat” frequency rank
- #13,419
- “lauréats” frequency rank
- 25828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lauréat | lauréats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quelqu’un des poètes qui ont ont reçu solennellement une couronne de laurier. | Masculin pluriel de lauréat. |
Same sound, different letters: lauréat vs lauréats
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: lauréat vs lauréats
This is the hard kind. lauréat and lauréats are pronounced identically (\lɔ.ʁe.a\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “lauréat” sits inside “lauréats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lauréat is recorded at frequency rank #12,409, classified as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ʁe.a\. lauréats is at rank #13,419, tagged as anadj, pronounced \lɔ.ʁe.a\.
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 25828, this pair ranks #338,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lauréat vs lauréats
Shared letters: alrtué. Private to "lauréat": -. Private to "lauréats": s.
"lauréat" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "lauréats" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lauréat" for "lauréats" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lauréat" vs "lauréats" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "lauréat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lauréats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lauréat" and "lauréats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lauréats vs Laurette". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.