Which to use
“paramètre” and “paramètres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,957
- “paramètre” frequency rank
- #7,097
- “paramètres” frequency rank
- 23054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paramètre | paramètres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constante qui fixe la position d’une figure géométrique. Il a différentes acceptions selon les courbes auxquelles on l’applique. | Pluriel de paramètre. |
Same sound, different letters: paramètre vs paramètres
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. paramètre runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against paramètres's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - paramètre / paramètres
This is the hard kind. paramètre and paramètres are pronounced identically (\pa.ʁa.mɛtʁ\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “paramètre” sits inside “paramètres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paramètre is recorded at frequency rank #15,957, classified as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁa.mɛtʁ\. paramètres is at rank #7,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁa.mɛtʁ\.
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 23054, this pair ranks #354,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of paramètre vs paramètres
Shared letters: aemprtè. Private to "paramètre": -. Private to "paramètres": s.
"paramètre" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "paramètres" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paramètre" for "paramètres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "paramètre" or "paramètres"?
After this comparison
"paramètre" and "paramètres" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "paramètre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paramètres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,632 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paramètre" and "paramètres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paramètres vs périmètres". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #354,632 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.