Which to use
“matrice” and “matrices” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,536
- “matrice” frequency rank
- #28,646
- “matrices” frequency rank
- 39182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matrice | matrices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utérus, organe creux qui, chez les femmes et les femelles des mammifères, contient le produit de la conception jusqu’à la mise au monde. | Pluriel de matrice. |
Same sound, different letters: matrice vs matrices
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: matrice vs matrices
This is the hard kind. matrice and matrices are pronounced identically (\ma.tʁis\) 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) - “matrice” sits inside “matrices”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
matrice is recorded at frequency rank #10,536, classified as anoun, pronounced \ma.tʁis\. matrices is at rank #28,646, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.tʁis\.
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 39182, this pair ranks #249,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matrice vs matrices
Shared letters: aceimrt. Private to "matrice": -. Private to "matrices": s.
"matrice" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "matrices" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matrice" and "matrices" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "matrice" or "matrices" show up more?
What to do next
"matrice" and "matrices" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "matrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matrices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matrice" and "matrices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maîtrises vs matrices". 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 #249,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.