Which to use
“médiéval” and “médiévales” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,744
- “médiéval” frequency rank
- #25,748
- “médiévales” frequency rank
- 40492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | médiéval | médiévales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif au Moyen Âge. | Féminin pluriel de médiéval. |
Same sound, different letters: médiéval vs médiévales
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Homophone desk: médiéval vs médiévales
This is the hard kind. médiéval and médiévales are pronounced identically (\me.dje.val\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “médiéval” sits inside “médiévales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
médiéval is recorded at frequency rank #14,744, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.dje.val\. médiévales is at rank #25,748, tagged as anadj, pronounced \me.dje.val\.
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 40492, this pair ranks #240,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of médiéval vs médiévales
Shared letters: adilmvé. Private to "médiéval": -. Private to "médiévales": es.
"médiéval" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "médiévales" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "médiéval" and "médiévales" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "médiéval" vs "médiévales" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "médiéval" / "médiévales". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "médiéval" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "médiévales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "médiéval" and "médiévales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "médiéval vs médiévaux". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #240,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.