Which to use
“martyre” is a noun and “martyrs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,182
- “martyre” frequency rank
- #11,615
- “martyrs” frequency rank
- 26797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | martyre | martyrs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mort ou tourments endurés pour sa religion, sa foi. | Pluriel de martyr. |
Same sound, different letters: martyre vs martyrs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. martyre (CVCCVCV) and martyrs (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - martyre and martyrs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: martyre and martyrs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \maʁ.tiʁ\. 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 “martyre” becomes s in “martyrs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
martyre is recorded at frequency rank #15,182, classified as anoun, pronounced \maʁ.tiʁ\. martyrs is at rank #11,615, tagged as anadj, pronounced \maʁ.tiʁ\.
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 26797, this pair ranks #332,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of martyre vs martyrs
Shared letters: amrty. Private to "martyre": e. Private to "martyrs": s.
"martyre" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "martyrs" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "martyre" and "martyrs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "martyre" vs "martyrs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"martyre" and "martyrs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "martyre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "martyrs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "martyre" and "martyrs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "martyre vs martyrisé". 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 #332,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.