Which to use
“prévisible” is an adjective and “prévisibles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,464
- “prévisible” frequency rank
- #26,836
- “prévisibles” frequency rank
- 38300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | prévisible | prévisibles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui peut être prévu. | Pluriel de prévisible. |
Same sound, different letters: prévisible vs prévisibles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. prévisible runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCCV) against prévisibles's 11 (CCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: prévisible vs prévisibles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: prévisible and prévisibles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pʁe.vi.zibl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “prévisible” sits inside “prévisibles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
prévisible is recorded at frequency rank #11,464, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁe.vi.zibl\. prévisibles is at rank #26,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁe.vi.zibl\.
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 38300, this pair ranks #256,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of prévisible vs prévisibles
Shared letters: beilprsvé. Private to "prévisible": -. Private to "prévisibles": -.
"prévisible" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV · "prévisibles" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "prévisible" and "prévisibles" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "prévisible" / "prévisibles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "prévisible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prévisibles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #256,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.