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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "neutres" and "Neutron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "neutres" vs "Neutron" - which ranks higher?
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.