Which to use
“orthographe” and “orthographes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,862
- “orthographe” frequency rank
- #41,434
- “orthographes” frequency rank
- 48296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | orthographe | orthographes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des règles permettant de noter les sons, de transcrire les mots d'une langue au moyen de caractères d'écriture, suivant les formes consacrées par l'usage ; connaissance que l'on a de ces règles. | Pluriel de orthographe. |
Where the eye mixes orthographe and orthographes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. orthographe runs 11 letters (VCCCVCCVCCV) against orthographes's 12 (VCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses orthographe with orthographes
A purely visual mix-up. orthographe (\ɔʁ.to.ɡʁaf\) and orthographes (\ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\) 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 extra letter(s) - “orthographe” sits inside “orthographes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
orthographe is recorded at frequency rank #6,862, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.to.ɡʁaf\. orthographes is at rank #41,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\.
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 48296, this pair ranks #180,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of orthographe vs orthographes
Shared letters: aeghoprt. Private to "orthographe": -. Private to "orthographes": s.
"orthographe" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCV · "orthographes" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- orthographe ← orhtographe · orrthographe · orthgoraphe · orthhographe · orthogarphe · orthoggraphe · orthograhpe · orthograpeh
- orthographes ← orhtographes · orrthographes · orthgoraphes · orthhographes · orthogarphes · orthoggraphes · orthograhpes · orthograpehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "orthographe" and "orthographes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "orthographe" vs "orthographes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "orthographe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "orthographes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #180,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.