Which to use
“mandataire” and “mandataires” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,939
- “mandataire” frequency rank
- #27,874
- “mandataires” frequency rank
- 44813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mandataire | mandataires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui est chargé d’un mandat, d’une procuration ou d’une mission pour agir au nom d’un autre. | Pluriel de mandataire. |
Same sound, different letters: mandataire vs mandataires
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. mandataire runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCV) against mandataires's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: mandataire vs mandataires
This is the hard kind. mandataire and mandataires are pronounced identically (\mɑ̃.da.tɛʁ\) 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) - “mandataire” sits inside “mandataires”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mandataire is recorded at frequency rank #16,939, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃.da.tɛʁ\. mandataires is at rank #27,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɑ̃.da.tɛʁ\.
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 44813, this pair ranks #207,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mandataire vs mandataires
Shared letters: adeimnrt. Private to "mandataire": -. Private to "mandataires": s.
"mandataire" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV · "mandataires" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mandataire ← amndataire · madnataire · manadtaire · mandaatire · mandataier · mandatairre · mandatarie · mandatiare
- mandataires ← amndataires · madnataires · manadtaires · mandaatires · mandataiers · mandatairess · mandatairres · mandatairse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mandataire" and "mandataires" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mandataire" or "mandataires"?
What to do next
"mandataire" and "mandataires" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "mandataire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mandataires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,619 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mandataire" and "mandataires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mandataire vs mandature". 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 #207,619 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.