Which to use
“nationalisme” is a noun and “nationalistes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,544
- “nationalisme” frequency rank
- #8,893
- “nationalistes” frequency rank
- 19437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nationalisme | nationalistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment qui consiste dans l’exaltation de l’idée nationale, doctrine politique basée sur ce sentiment. | Pluriel de nationaliste. |
Where the eye mixes nationalisme and nationalistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. nationalisme runs 12 letters (CVCVVCVCVCCV) against nationalistes's 13 (CVCVVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nationalisme vs nationalistes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nationalisme is \na.sjɔ.na.lism\ while nationalistes is \na.sjɔ.na.list\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19437, 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\. nationalistes is at rank #8,893, tagged as anadj, pronounced \na.sjɔ.na.list\.
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 19437, this pair ranks #373,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nationalisme vs nationalistes
Shared letters: aeilnost. Private to "nationalisme": m. Private to "nationalistes": -.
"nationalisme" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCV · "nationalistes" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nationalisme ← antionalisme · naitonalisme · natinoalisme · natioanlisme · nationailsme · nationalimse · nationalisem · nationalismme
- nationalistes ← antionalistes · naitonalistes · natinoalistes · natioanlistes · nationailstes · nationalisets · nationalisstes · nationalistess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nationalisme" for "nationalistes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nationalisme" or "nationalistes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nationalisme" and "nationalistes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nationalisme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nationalistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,265 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nationalisme" and "nationalistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nationalisme vs nationalismes". 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 #373,265 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.