Which to use
“mythologie” and “mythologies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,001
- “mythologie” frequency rank
- #45,190
- “mythologies” frequency rank
- 57191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mythologie | mythologies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des histoires fabuleuses des dieux, des demi-dieux et des héros de tel ou tel peuple, civilisation, ou région. | Pluriel de mythologie. |
Same sound, different letters: mythologie vs mythologies
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. mythologie runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVV) against mythologies's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - mythologie and mythologies
This is the hard kind. mythologie and mythologies are pronounced identically (\mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “mythologie” sits inside “mythologies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mythologie is recorded at frequency rank #12,001, classified as anoun, pronounced \mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\. mythologies is at rank #45,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mi.tɔ.lɔ.ʒi\.
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 57191, this pair ranks #116,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mythologie vs mythologies
Shared letters: eghilmoty. Private to "mythologie": -. Private to "mythologies": s.
"mythologie" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "mythologies" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mythologie ← mmythologie · mtyhologie · myhtologie · mythhologie · mythloogie · mytholgoie · mythollogie · mythologei
- mythologies ← mmythologies · mtyhologies · myhtologies · mythhologies · mythloogies · mytholgoies · mythollogies · mythologeis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mythologie" for "mythologies" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "mythologie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mythologies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mythologie" and "mythologies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mythologies vs mythologiques". 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 #116,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.