Which to use
“majeure” is a noun and “majeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,471
- “majeure” frequency rank
- #5,889
- “majeurs” frequency rank
- 9360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | majeure | majeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Attribut de la conclusion, qui a plus d'extension que le sujet. | Masculin pluriel de majeur. |
Same sound, different letters: majeure vs majeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - majeure and majeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: majeure and majeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ma.ʒœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “majeure” becomes s in “majeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
majeure is recorded at frequency rank #3,471, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʒœʁ\. majeurs is at rank #5,889, tagged as anadj, 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 9360, this pair ranks #416,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of majeure vs majeurs
Shared letters: aejmru. Private to "majeure": -. Private to "majeurs": s.
"majeure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "majeurs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "majeure" and "majeurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "majeure" vs "majeurs" - which ranks higher?
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 "majeure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "majeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "majeure" and "majeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "majeurs 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 #416,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.