Which to use
“multiple” and “multipliée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,426
- “multiple” frequency rank
- #29,874
- “multipliée” frequency rank
- 42300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | multiple | multipliée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a plusieurs manières d’être ou plusieurs aspects, par opposition à simple. | Féminin singulier de multiplié. |
Where the eye mixes multiple and multipliée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between multiple and multipliée
A purely visual mix-up. multiple (\myl.tipl\) and multipliée (\myl.ti.pli.je\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42300, 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\. multipliée is at rank #29,874, tagged as anadj, pronounced \myl.ti.pli.je\.
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 42300, this pair ranks #226,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of multiple vs multipliée
Shared letters: eilmptu. Private to "multiple": -. Private to "multipliée": é.
"multiple" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "multipliée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- multiple ← mlutiple · mmultiple · mulitple · mulltiple · multilpe · multipel · multiplle · multipple
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "multiple" for "multipliée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "multiple" vs "multipliée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "multiple" and "multipliée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "multiple" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "multipliée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "multiple" and "multipliée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "multiplex vs multipliée". 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 #226,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.