Which to use
“motrice” is a noun and “motrices” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,698
- “motrice” frequency rank
- #18,260
- “motrices” frequency rank
- 39958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | motrice | motrices |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne, concept ou entité générant une évolution. | Féminin pluriel de moteur. |
Same sound, different letters: motrice vs motrices
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. motrice runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against motrices's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - motrice / motrices
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: motrice and motrices carry the same recorded pronunciation, \mɔ.tʁis\. 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) - “motrice” sits inside “motrices”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
motrice is recorded at frequency rank #21,698, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔ.tʁis\. 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 39958, this pair ranks #244,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of motrice vs motrices
Shared letters: ceimort. Private to "motrice": -. Private to "motrices": s.
"motrice" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "motrices" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "motrice" and "motrices" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "motrice" or "motrices"?
After this comparison
"motrice" and "motrices" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "motrice" 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 #244,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "motrice" and "motrices" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Meurice vs motrice". 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 #244,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.