Which to use
“matrice” and “matricule” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,536
- “matrice” frequency rank
- #22,617
- “matricule” frequency rank
- 33153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | matrice | matricule |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Registre, liste, rôle sur lequel on inscrit le nom de ceux qui entrent dans un régiment, dans un hôpital, dans une prison, et, en général, dans une société, une compagnie, etc. |
Where the eye mixes matrice and matricule
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. matrice runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against matricule's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses matrice with matricule
A purely visual mix-up. matrice (\ma.tʁis\) and matricule (\ma.tʁi.kyl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33153, 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\. matricule is at rank #22,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.tʁi.kyl\.
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 33153, this pair ranks #292,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of matrice vs matricule
Shared letters: aceimrt. Private to "matrice": -. Private to "matricule": lu.
"matrice" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "matricule" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "matrice" and "matricule" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "matrice" or "matricule"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "matrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matricule" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "matrice" and "matricule" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matrice vs Meurice". 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 #292,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.