Which to use
“neutre” is an adjective and “nostre” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,371
- “neutre” frequency rank
- #49,251
- “nostre” frequency rank
- 54622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neutre | nostre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne prend pas parti, qui ne doit pas prendre parti dans un conflit, dans un débat, etc. | Variante de notre. |
Letter map: neutre vs nostre
Shared letters muted; letters that set neutre and nostre apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. neutre (CVVCCV) and nostre (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - neutre and nostre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: neutre is anadjective and nostreadeterminer. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neutre is recorded at frequency rank #5,371, classified as anadj, pronounced \nøtʁ\. nostre is at rank #49,251, tagged as adet.
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 54622, this pair ranks #132,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of neutre vs nostre
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "neutre": u. Private to "nostre": os.
"neutre" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "nostre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neutre" and "nostre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "neutre" vs "nostre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "neutre" and "nostre". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "neutre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nostre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neutre" and "nostre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nostra vs nostre". 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 #132,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.