mondialevsmondialesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,119
“mondiale” frequency rank
#9,349
“mondiales” frequency rank
10468
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mondiale mondiales
Definition Féminin singulier de mondial. Féminin pluriel de mondial.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mondiale and mondiales apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
mondiale
9 ch
mondiales

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. mondiale and mondiales are pronounced identically (\mɔ̃.djal\) 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 extra letter(s) - “mondiale” sits inside “mondiales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mondiale is recorded at frequency rank #1,119, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.djal\. mondiales is at rank #9,349, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃.djal\.

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 10468, this pair ranks #412,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mondiale vs mondiales

Shared letters: adeilmno. Private to "mondiale": -. Private to "mondiales": s.

"mondiale" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "mondiales" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mondialemmondiale · mnodiale · modniale · mondaile · monddiale · mondiael · mondialle · mondilae
  • mondialesmmondiales · mnodiales · modniales · mondailes · monddiales · mondiaels · mondialess · mondialles

Frequency comparison

mondiale#1,119
mondiales#9,349

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mondiale" and "mondiales" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\mɔ̃.djal\), 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, "mondiale" or "mondiales"?
"mondiale" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,119 in our French list, against #9,349 for "mondiales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mondiale vs mondiales

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 “mondiale” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list