Which to use
“network” and “networks” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,099
- “network” frequency rank
- #39,911
- “networks” frequency rank
- 54010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | network | networks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réseau de diffusion audiovisuel. | Pluriel de network. |
Same sound, different letters: network vs networks
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. network runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against networks's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: network vs networks
This is the hard kind. network and networks are pronounced identically (\nɛt.wɔʁk\) 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) - “network” sits inside “networks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
network is recorded at frequency rank #14,099, classified as anoun, pronounced \nɛt.wɔʁk\. networks is at rank #39,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced \nɛt.wɔʁk\.
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 54010, this pair ranks #136,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of network vs networks
Shared letters: eknortw. Private to "network": -. Private to "networks": s.
"network" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "networks" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "network" and "networks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "network" or "networks" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "network" / "networks". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "network" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "networks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "network" and "networks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "network vs Newark". 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 #136,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.