Which to use
“nationalisme” and “nationalismes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,544
- “nationalisme” frequency rank
- #47,476
- “nationalismes” frequency rank
- 58020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nationalisme | nationalismes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment qui consiste dans l’exaltation de l’idée nationale, doctrine politique basée sur ce sentiment. | Pluriel de nationalisme. |
Same sound, different letters: nationalisme vs nationalismes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters. nationalisme runs 12 letters (CVCVVCVCVCCV) against nationalismes's 13 (CVCVVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - nationalisme / nationalismes
This is the hard kind. nationalisme and nationalismes are pronounced identically (\na.sjɔ.na.lism\) 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) - “nationalisme” sits inside “nationalismes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nationalisme is recorded at frequency rank #10,544, classified as anoun, pronounced \na.sjɔ.na.lism\. nationalismes is at rank #47,476, tagged as anoun, pronounced \na.sjɔ.na.lism\.
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 58020, this pair ranks #111,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nationalisme vs nationalismes
Shared letters: aeilmnost. Private to "nationalisme": -. Private to "nationalismes": -.
"nationalisme" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCV · "nationalismes" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nationalisme ← antionalisme · naitonalisme · natinoalisme · natioanlisme · nationailsme · nationalimse · nationalisem · nationalismme
- nationalismes ← antionalismes · naitonalismes · natinoalismes · natioanlismes · nationailsmes · nationalimses · nationalisems · nationalismess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nationalisme" for "nationalismes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nationalisme" or "nationalismes"?
Useful next steps
"nationalisme" and "nationalismes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "nationalisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nationalismes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,546 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nationalisme" and "nationalismes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nationalismes vs nationalités". 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 #111,546 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.