Which to use
“majeur” is an adjective and “majeure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,785
- “majeur” frequency rank
- #3,471
- “majeure” frequency rank
- 6256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | majeur | majeure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Très grand ; très important. | Attribut de la conclusion, qui a plus d'extension que le sujet. |
Same sound, different letters: majeur vs majeure
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - majeur / majeure
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: majeur and majeure carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ma.ʒœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “majeur” sits inside “majeure”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
majeur is recorded at frequency rank #2,785, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ʒœʁ\. majeure is at rank #3,471, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʒœʁ\.
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 6256, this pair ranks #426,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of majeur vs majeure
Shared letters: aejmru. Private to "majeur": -. Private to "majeure": -.
"majeur" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "majeure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "majeur" and "majeure" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "majeur" or "majeure" show up more?
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 "majeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "majeure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "majeur" and "majeure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "majeure vs mayeur". 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 #426,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.