Which to use
“motorisés” and “motrices” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,884
- “motorisés” frequency rank
- #18,260
- “motrices” frequency rank
- 46144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motorisés | motrices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de motorisé. | Féminin pluriel de moteur. |
Where the eye mixes motorisés and motrices
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. motorisés runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against motrices's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: motorisés vs motrices
A purely visual mix-up. motorisés ([mɔ.tɔ.ʁi.ze]) and motrices (\mɔ.tʁis\) 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 46144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motorisés is recorded at frequency rank #27,884, classified as anadj, pronounced [mɔ.tɔ.ʁi.ze]. motrices is at rank #18,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔ.tʁis\.
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 46144, this pair ranks #197,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motorisés vs motrices
Shared letters: imorst. Private to "motorisés": é. Private to "motrices": ce.
"motorisés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "motrices" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- motrices ← mmotrices · mortices · motirces · motrcies · motricces · motricess · motricse · motriecs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "motorisés" for "motrices" ever safe?
Frequency check: "motorisés" vs "motrices" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "motorisés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motrices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motorisés" and "motrices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "motorisée vs motorisés". 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 #197,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.