Which to use
“militaire” and “militari” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,118
- “militaire” frequency rank
- #42,464
- “militari” frequency rank
- 43582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | militaire | militari |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne la guerre ou les armées. | Pluriel de militare. |
Where the eye mixes militaire and militari
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. militaire runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCV) against militari's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: militaire vs militari
A purely visual mix-up. militaire (\mi.li.tɛʁ\) and militari (\mi.li.ˈta.ri\) 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 43582, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
militaire is recorded at frequency rank #1,118, classified as anadj, pronounced \mi.li.tɛʁ\. militari is at rank #42,464, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.li.ˈta.ri\.
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 43582, this pair ranks #216,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of militaire vs militari
Shared letters: ailmrt. Private to "militaire": e. Private to "militari": -.
"militaire" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCV · "militari" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "militaire" and "militari" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "militaire" or "militari"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "militaire" and "militari" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "militaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "militari" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,971 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "militaire" and "militari" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "militari vs military". 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 #216,971 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.