négligeable vs négligeables, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#9,356
“négligeable” frequency rank: #25,061
“négligeables” frequency rank: 34417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	négligeable	négligeables
Definition	Qui peut être négligé.	Pluriel de négligeable.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set négligeable and négligeables apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

négligeable

12 ch

négligeables

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. négligeable and négligeables are pronounced identically (\ne.ɡli.ʒabl\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “négligeable” sits inside “négligeables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

négligeable is recorded at frequency rank #9,356, classified as anadj, pronounced \ne.ɡli.ʒabl\. négligeables is at rank #25,061, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ne.ɡli.ʒabl\.

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 34417, this pair ranks #283,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of négligeable vs négligeables

Shared letters: abegilné. Private to "négligeable": -. Private to "négligeables": s.

"négligeable" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCV · "négligeables" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC

Frequency comparison

négligeable#9,356

négligeables#25,061

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "négligeable" and "négligeables" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ne.ɡli.ʒabl\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "négligeable" or "négligeables"?

"négligeable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,356 in our French list, against #25,061 for "négligeables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering négligeable vs négligeables

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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