Which to use
“médiéval” and “médiévaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,744
- “médiéval” frequency rank
- #31,618
- “médiévaux” frequency rank
- 46362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | médiéval | médiévaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif au Moyen Âge. | Masculin pluriel de médiéval. |
Where the eye mixes médiéval and médiévaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: médiéval vs médiévaux
A purely visual mix-up. médiéval (\me.dje.val\) and médiévaux (\me.dje.vo\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46362, 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\. médiévaux is at rank #31,618, tagged as anadj, pronounced \me.dje.vo\.
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 46362, this pair ranks #195,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of médiéval vs médiévaux
Shared letters: adimvé. Private to "médiéval": l. Private to "médiévaux": ux.
"médiéval" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "médiévaux" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "médiéval" and "médiévaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "médiéval" or "médiévaux" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "médiéval" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "médiévaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "médiéval" and "médiévaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "médiévale vs médiévaux". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.