Which to use
“multinationale” is a noun and “multinationales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,801
- “multinationale” frequency rank
- #12,425
- “multinationales” frequency rank
- 31226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | multinationale | multinationales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entreprise qui a des filiales dans plus d'un pays. | Féminin pluriel de multinational. |
Same sound, different letters: multinationale vs multinationales
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 14 letters. multinationale runs 14 letters (CVCCVCVCVVCVCV) against multinationales's 15 (CVCCVCVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - multinationale and multinationales
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: multinationale and multinationales carry the same recorded pronunciation, \myl.ti.na.sjɔ.nal\. 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) - “multinationale” sits inside “multinationales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
multinationale is recorded at frequency rank #18,801, classified as anoun, pronounced \myl.ti.na.sjɔ.nal\. multinationales is at rank #12,425, tagged as anadj, pronounced \myl.ti.na.sjɔ.nal\.
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 31226, this pair ranks #305,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of multinationale vs multinationales
Shared letters: aeilmnotu. Private to "multinationale": -. Private to "multinationales": s.
"multinationale" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVCV · "multinationales" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- multinationale ← mlutinationale · mmultinationale · mulitnationale · mulltinationale · multiantionale · multinaitonale · multinatinoale · multinatioanle
- multinationales ← mlutinationales · mmultinationales · mulitnationales · mulltinationales · multiantionales · multinaitonales · multinatinoales · multinatioanles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "multinationale" and "multinationales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "multinationale" or "multinationales" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "multinationale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "multinationales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #305,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.