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Which to use

“multiple” and “multipliés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,426
“multiple” frequency rank
#23,617
“multipliés” frequency rank
36043
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature multiple multipliés
Definition Qui a plusieurs manières d’être ou plusieurs aspects, par opposition à simple. Masculin pluriel de multiplié.

Where the eye mixes multiple and multipliés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
multiple
10 ch
multipliés

Why the eye confuses multiple with multipliés

A purely visual mix-up. multiple (\myl.tipl\) and multipliés (\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 36043, 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\. multipliés is at rank #23,617, 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 36043, this pair ranks #272,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of multiple vs multipliés

Shared letters: ilmptu. Private to "multiple": e. Private to "multipliés": .

"multiple" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "multipliés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • multiplemlutiple · mmultiple · mulitple · mulltiple · multilpe · multipel · multiplle · multipple

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "multiple" and "multipliés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\myl.tipl\ versus \myl.ti.pli.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "multiple" vs "multipliés" - which ranks higher?
"multiple" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,426 in our French list, against #23,617 for "multipliés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "multiple" and "multipliés" 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 "multipliés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "multiple" and "multipliés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "multiplex vs multipliés". 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 #272,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list