Which to use
“porteurs” and “porteuses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,480
- “porteurs” frequency rank
- #23,982
- “porteuses” frequency rank
- 31462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | porteurs | porteuses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de porteur. | Féminin pluriel de porteur. |
Where the eye mixes porteurs and porteuses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. porteurs runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against porteuses's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between porteurs and porteuses
A purely visual mix-up. porteurs (\pɔʁ.tœʁ\) and porteuses (\pɔʁ.tøz\) 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 31462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
porteurs is recorded at frequency rank #7,480, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔʁ.tœʁ\. porteuses is at rank #23,982, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɔʁ.tøz\.
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 31462, this pair ranks #303,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of porteurs vs porteuses
Shared letters: eoprstu. Private to "porteurs": -. Private to "porteuses": -.
"porteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "porteuses" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "porteurs" and "porteuses" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "porteurs" or "porteuses"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "porteurs" and "porteuses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "porteurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "porteuses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "porteurs" and "porteuses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poreuse vs porteuses". 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 #303,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.