Which to use
“multiple” and “multiples” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,426
- “multiple” frequency rank
- #2,840
- “multiples” frequency rank
- 15266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | multiple | multiples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a plusieurs manières d’être ou plusieurs aspects, par opposition à simple. | Pluriel de multiple. |
Same sound, different letters: multiple vs multiples
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - multiple / multiples
This is the hard kind. multiple and multiples are pronounced identically (\myl.tipl\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “multiple” sits inside “multiples”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
multiple is recorded at frequency rank #12,426, classified as anadj, pronounced \myl.tipl\. multiples is at rank #2,840, tagged as anadj, pronounced \myl.tipl\.
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 15266, this pair ranks #393,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of multiple vs multiples
Shared letters: eilmptu. Private to "multiple": -. Private to "multiples": s.
"multiple" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "multiples" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "multiple" for "multiples" ever safe?
Frequency check: "multiple" vs "multiples" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"multiple" and "multiples" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "multiple" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "multiples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "multiple" and "multiples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "multiple vs multiplex". 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 #393,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.