Which to use
“plaisir” and “plaisirs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #588
- “plaisir” frequency rank
- #8,753
- “plaisirs” frequency rank
- 9341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plaisir | plaisirs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiment, sensation agréable. | Pluriel de plaisir. |
Where the eye mixes plaisir and plaisirs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. plaisir runs 7 letters (CCVVCVC) against plaisirs's 8 (CCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between plaisir and plaisirs
A purely visual mix-up. plaisir (\ple.ziʁ\) and plaisirs (\plɛ.ziʁ\) 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) - “plaisir” sits inside “plaisirs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plaisir is recorded at frequency rank #588, classified as anoun, pronounced \ple.ziʁ\. plaisirs is at rank #8,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced \plɛ.ziʁ\.
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 9341, this pair ranks #417,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of plaisir vs plaisirs
Shared letters: ailprs. Private to "plaisir": -. Private to "plaisirs": -.
"plaisir" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "plaisirs" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "plaisir" and "plaisirs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "plaisir" or "plaisirs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "plaisir" and "plaisirs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "plaisir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plaisirs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plaisir" and "plaisirs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plaisez vs plaisir". 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 #417,012 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.