Which to use
“législateur” is a noun and “législateurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,831
- “législateur” frequency rank
- #27,870
- “législateurs” frequency rank
- 41701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | législateur | législateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui donne des lois à un peuple. | Masculin pluriel de législateur. |
Same sound, different letters: législateur vs législateurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. législateur runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVVC) against législateurs's 12 (CVCVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: législateur vs législateurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: législateur and législateurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \le.ʒi.sla.tœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “législateur” sits inside “législateurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
législateur is recorded at frequency rank #13,831, classified as anoun, pronounced \le.ʒi.sla.tœʁ\. législateurs is at rank #27,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced \le.ʒi.sla.tœʁ\.
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 41701, this pair ranks #231,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of législateur vs législateurs
Shared letters: aegilrstué. Private to "législateur": -. Private to "législateurs": -.
"législateur" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "législateurs" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "législateur" / "législateurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "législateur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "législateurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,139 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #231,139 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.