Which to use
“linéaire” and “linéaires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,868
- “linéaire” frequency rank
- #18,793
- “linéaires” frequency rank
- 28661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linéaire | linéaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a rapport aux lignes, qui se fait par des lignes. | Pluriel de linéaire. |
Same sound, different letters: linéaire vs linéaires
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. linéaire runs 8 letters (CVCVVVCV) against linéaires's 9 (CVCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - linéaire / linéaires
This is the hard kind. linéaire and linéaires are pronounced identically (\li.ne.ɛʁ\) 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) - “linéaire” sits inside “linéaires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linéaire is recorded at frequency rank #9,868, classified as anadj, pronounced \li.ne.ɛʁ\. linéaires is at rank #18,793, tagged as anadj, pronounced \li.ne.ɛʁ\.
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 28661, this pair ranks #321,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of linéaire vs linéaires
Shared letters: aeilnré. Private to "linéaire": -. Private to "linéaires": s.
"linéaire" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCV · "linéaires" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "linéaire" and "linéaires" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "linéaire" or "linéaires"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "linéaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linéaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linéaire" and "linéaires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "linéaires vs lunaires". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #321,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.