musulmanesvsmusulmansWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,748
“musulmanes” frequency rank
#1,878
“musulmans” frequency rank
12626
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature musulmanes musulmans
Definition Féminin pluriel de musulman. Masculin pluriel de musulman.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set musulmanes and musulmans apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
musulmanes
9 ch
musulmans

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. musulmanes (\my.zyl.man\) and musulmans (\my.zyl.mɑ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

musulmanes is recorded at frequency rank #10,748, classified as anadj, pronounced \my.zyl.man\. musulmans is at rank #1,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced \my.zyl.mɑ̃\.

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 12626, this pair ranks #404,466 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of musulmanes vs musulmans

Shared letters: almnsu. Private to "musulmanes": e. Private to "musulmans": -.

"musulmanes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "musulmans" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • musulmanesmmusulmanes · msuulmanes · muslumanes · mussulmanes · musulamnes · musullmanes · musulmaens · musulmaness
  • musulmansmmusulmans · msuulmans · muslumans · mussulmans · musulamns · musullmans · musulmanns · musulmanss

Frequency comparison

musulmanes#10,748
musulmans#1,878

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "musulmanes" and "musulmans" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\my.zyl.man\ versus \my.zyl.mɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "musulmanes" or "musulmans"?
"musulmans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,878 in our French list, against #10,748 for "musulmanes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering musulmanes vs musulmans

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 “musulmanes” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list