photographevsphotographesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“photographe” and “photographes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,266
“photographe” frequency rank
#11,828
“photographes” frequency rank
16094
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature photographe photographes
Definition Personne qui prend des photographies. Pluriel de photographe.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set photographe and photographes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
photographe
12 ch
photographes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. photographe and photographes are pronounced identically (\fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\) 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) - “photographe” sits inside “photographes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

photographe is recorded at frequency rank #4,266, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\. photographes is at rank #11,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.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 16094, this pair ranks #389,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of photographe vs photographes

Shared letters: aeghoprt. Private to "photographe": -. Private to "photographes": s.

"photographe" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV  ·  "photographes" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • photographehpotographe · phhotographe · phootgraphe · photgoraphe · photogarphe · photoggraphe · photograhpe · photograpeh
  • photographeshpotographes · phhotographes · phootgraphes · photgoraphes · photogarphes · photoggraphes · photograhpes · photograpehs

Frequency comparison

photographe#4,266
photographes#11,828

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "photographe" and "photographes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "photographe" or "photographes"?
"photographe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,266 in our French list, against #11,828 for "photographes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering photographe vs photographes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “photographe” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list