Which to use
“nulles” and “nuls” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,810
- “nulles” frequency rank
- #6,533
- “nuls” frequency rank
- 25343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nulles | nuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de nul. | Masculin pluriel de nul. |
Same sound, different letters: nulles vs nuls
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - nulles / nuls
This is the hard kind. nulles and nuls are pronounced identically (\nyl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nulles is recorded at frequency rank #18,810, classified as anadj, pronounced \nyl\. nuls is at rank #6,533, 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 25343, this pair ranks #341,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nulles vs nuls
Shared letters: lnsu. Private to "nulles": e. Private to "nuls": -.
"nulles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nuls" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nulles" and "nuls" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "nulles" vs "nuls" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "nulles" / "nuls". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "nulles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nuls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nulles" and "nuls" 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 #341,398 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.