Which to use
“monstre” is a noun and “monstres” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,877
- “monstre” frequency rank
- #5,786
- “monstres” frequency rank
- 10663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monstre | monstres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Créature fabuleuse et terrifiante généralement combattue par un héros ou une héroïne. | Pluriel de monstre. |
Same sound, different letters: monstre vs monstres
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. monstre runs 7 letters (CVCCCCV) against monstres's 8 (CVCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: monstre vs monstres
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: monstre and monstres carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ̃stʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “monstre” sits inside “monstres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monstre is recorded at frequency rank #4,877, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃stʁ\. monstres is at rank #5,786, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ̃stʁ\.
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 10663, this pair ranks #412,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of monstre vs monstres
Shared letters: emnorst. Private to "monstre": -. Private to "monstres": -.
"monstre" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV · "monstres" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monstre" for "monstres" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "monstre" or "monstres" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "monstre" / "monstres". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "monstre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monstres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #412,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monstre" and "monstres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monstre vs mostra". 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 #412,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.