Which to use
“nulle” is a noun and “nulles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,529
- “nulle” frequency rank
- #18,810
- “nulles” frequency rank
- 21339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nulle | nulles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est nulle. | Féminin pluriel de nul. |
Same sound, different letters: nulle vs nulles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - nulle and nulles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nulle and nulles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \nyl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “nulle” sits inside “nulles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nulle is recorded at frequency rank #2,529, classified as anoun, pronounced \nyl\. nulles is at rank #18,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nyl\.
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 21339, this pair ranks #363,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nulle vs nulles
Shared letters: elnu. Private to "nulle": -. Private to "nulles": s.
"nulle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nulles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nulle" and "nulles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "nulle" or "nulles"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "nulle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nulles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nulle" and "nulles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Nelle vs nulles". 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 #363,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.