Which to use
“mensuelle” and “mensuels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,995
- “mensuelle” frequency rank
- #16,673
- “mensuels” frequency rank
- 28668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mensuelle | mensuels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de mensuel. | Masculin pluriel de mensuel. |
Same sound, different letters: mensuelle vs mensuels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - mensuelle / mensuels
This is the hard kind. mensuelle and mensuels are pronounced identically (\mɑ̃.sɥɛl\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mensuelle is recorded at frequency rank #11,995, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.sɥɛl\. mensuels is at rank #16,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɑ̃.sɥɛl\.
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 28668, this pair ranks #321,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mensuelle vs mensuels
Shared letters: elmnsu. Private to "mensuelle": -. Private to "mensuels": -.
"mensuelle" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "mensuels" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mensuelle" and "mensuels" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mensuelle" or "mensuels"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mensuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mensuels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,402 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mensuelle" and "mensuels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mensuelles vs mensuels". 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 #321,402 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.