Which to use
“multimédia” and “multimédias” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,687
- “multimédia” frequency rank
- #41,910
- “multimédias” frequency rank
- 57597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | multimédia | multimédias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dit d’une application, d’un service, d’un appareil utilisant plusieurs médias (image, son, vidéo…), le mot média étant pris dans son étymologie voulant dire « moyen de relier ». | Pluriel de multimédia. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set multimédia and multimédias apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. multimédia and multimédias are pronounced identically (\myl.ti.me.dja\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “multimédia” sits inside “multimédias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
multimédia is recorded at frequency rank #15,687, classified as anoun, pronounced \myl.ti.me.dja\. multimédias is at rank #41,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced \myl.ti.me.dja\.
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 57597, this pair ranks #114,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of multimédia vs multimédias
Shared letters: adilmtué. Private to "multimédia": -. Private to "multimédias": s.
"multimédia" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "multimédias" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "multimédia" and "multimédias" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "multimédia" or "multimédias"?
Remembering multimédia vs multimédias
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 “multimédia” entry
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