Which to use
“oreillers” and “oreilles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,273
- “oreillers” frequency rank
- #2,941
- “oreilles” frequency rank
- 31214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | oreillers | oreilles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de oreiller. | Pluriel de oreille. |
Where the eye mixes oreillers and oreilles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses oreillers with oreilles
A purely visual mix-up. oreillers (\ɔ.ʁe.je\) and oreilles (\ɔ.ʁɛj\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
oreillers is recorded at frequency rank #28,273, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ʁe.je\. oreilles is at rank #2,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.ʁɛj\.
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 31214, this pair ranks #305,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of oreillers vs oreilles
Shared letters: eilors. Private to "oreillers": -. Private to "oreilles": -.
"oreillers" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCCVCC · "oreilles" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "oreillers" and "oreilles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "oreillers" or "oreilles"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "oreillers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "oreilles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "oreillers" and "oreilles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oreillers vs oreillons". 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 #305,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.