Which to use
“mutuelle” is a noun and “mutuelles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,602
- “mutuelle” frequency rank
- #13,640
- “mutuelles” frequency rank
- 21242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutuelle | mutuelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Banque ou assurance organisée sous un régime coopératif ou mutualiste. | Féminin pluriel de mutuel. |
Same sound, different letters: mutuelle vs mutuelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - mutuelle / mutuelles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: mutuelle and mutuelles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \my.tɥɛl\. 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) - “mutuelle” sits inside “mutuelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mutuelle is recorded at frequency rank #7,602, classified as anoun, pronounced \my.tɥɛl\. mutuelles is at rank #13,640, tagged as anadj, pronounced \my.tɥɛl\.
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 21242, this pair ranks #364,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mutuelle vs mutuelles
Shared letters: elmtu. Private to "mutuelle": -. Private to "mutuelles": s.
"mutuelle" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "mutuelles" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mutuelle" and "mutuelles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mutuelle" vs "mutuelles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mutuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutuelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutuelle" and "mutuelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mutuelles vs mutuels". 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 #364,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.