neutresvsNeutronWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: neutres is a adjective, Neutron is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“neutres” is an adjective and “Neutron” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,100
“neutres” frequency rank
#43,032
“Neutron” frequency rank
57132
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neutres Neutron
Definition Pluriel de neutre. Neutron.

Letter map: neutres vs Neutron

Shared letters muted; letters that set neutres and Neutron apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. neutres and Neutron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
neutres
7 ch
Neutron

Role in the sentence - neutres and Neutron

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: neutres is anadjective and Neutronanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neutres is recorded at frequency rank #14,100, classified as anadj, pronounced \nøtʁ\. Neutron is at rank #43,032, tagged as anoun.

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 57132, this pair ranks #116,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of neutres vs Neutron

Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "neutres": s. Private to "Neutron": o.

"neutres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "Neutron" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neutres ← enutres · netures · neurtes · neuters · neutress · neutrres · neutrse · neuttres
  • Neutron ← enutron · neturon · neurton · neutorn · neutrno · neutronn · neutrron · neuttron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "neutres" and "Neutron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "neutres" is an adjective and "Neutron" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "neutres" vs "Neutron" - which ranks higher?
"neutres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,100 in our French list, against #43,032 for "Neutron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "neutres" and "Neutron".

  • Full dictionary entry for "neutres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Neutron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "neutres" and "Neutron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neurone vs Neutron". 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 #116,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list