meubléevsmeublésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“meublée” and “meublés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,461
“meublée” frequency rank
#47,461
“meublés” frequency rank
89922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meublée meublés
Definition Féminin singulier de meublé. Masculin pluriel de meublé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meublée and meublés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
meublée
7 ch
meublés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. meublée and meublés are pronounced identically (\mœ.ble\) 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 a single letter - e in “meublée” becomes s in “meublés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meublée is recorded at frequency rank #42,461, classified as anadj, pronounced \mœ.ble\. meublés is at rank #47,461, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mœ.ble\.

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 89922, this pair ranks #5,293 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of meublée vs meublés

Shared letters: belmué. Private to "meublée": -. Private to "meublés": s.

"meublée" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV  ·  "meublés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Frequency comparison

meublée#42,461
meublés#47,461

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meublée" and "meublés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\mœ.ble\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "meublée" or "meublés"?
"meublée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,461 in our French list, against #47,461 for "meublés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering meublée vs meublés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “meublée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list