Which to use
“obsolète” and “obsolètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,354
- “obsolète” frequency rank
- #26,460
- “obsolètes” frequency rank
- 45814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsolète | obsolètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est plus utilisé, en parlant d’un mot, d’une locution. | Pluriel de obsolète. |
Same sound, different letters: obsolète vs obsolètes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Homophone desk: obsolète vs obsolètes
This is the hard kind. obsolète and obsolètes are pronounced identically (\ɔp.sɔ.lɛt\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “obsolète” sits inside “obsolètes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsolète is recorded at frequency rank #19,354, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɔp.sɔ.lɛt\. obsolètes is at rank #26,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɔp.sɔ.lɛt\.
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 45814, this pair ranks #199,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obsolète vs obsolètes
Shared letters: belostè. Private to "obsolète": -. Private to "obsolètes": -.
"obsolète" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "obsolètes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obsolète" and "obsolètes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "obsolète" or "obsolètes"?
After this comparison
"obsolète" and "obsolètes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsolète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obsolètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #199,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.