Which to use
“linge” and “linges” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,842
- “linge” frequency rank
- #48,013
- “linges” frequency rank
- 54855
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linge | linges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu de fil ou de coton servant à l’usage du corps ou à des emplois domestiques. | Pluriel de linge. |
Same sound, different letters: linge vs linges
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. linge runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against linges's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: linge vs linges
This is the hard kind. linge and linges are pronounced identically (\lɛ̃ʒ\) 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) - “linge” sits inside “linges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linge is recorded at frequency rank #6,842, classified as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃ʒ\. linges is at rank #48,013, tagged as anoun, pronounced \lɛ̃ʒ\.
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 54855, this pair ranks #131,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of linge vs linges
Shared letters: egiln. Private to "linge": -. Private to "linges": s.
"linge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "linges" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "linge" and "linges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "linge" vs "linges" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "linge" / "linges". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "linge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "linges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,231 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linge" and "linges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limes vs linges". 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 #131,231 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.