Which to use
“princess” and “princesses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,483
- “princess” frequency rank
- #15,465
- “princesses” frequency rank
- 44948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | princess | princesses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Princesse. | Pluriel de princesse. |
Where the eye mixes princess and princesses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. princess runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against princesses's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses princess with princesses
A purely visual mix-up. princess (\ˈpɹɪn.sɛs\) and princesses (\pʁɛ̃.sɛs\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “princess” sits inside “princesses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
princess is recorded at frequency rank #29,483, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈpɹɪn.sɛs\. princesses is at rank #15,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɛ̃.sɛs\.
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 44948, this pair ranks #206,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of princess vs princesses
Shared letters: ceinprs. Private to "princess": -. Private to "princesses": -.
"princess" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "princesses" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- princess ← pirncess · pprincess · pricness · princcess · princses · prinecss · prinncess · prnicess
- princesses ← pirncesses · pprincesses · pricnesses · princcesses · princesess · princessess · princessse · princseses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "princess" for "princesses" ever safe?
Frequency check: "princess" vs "princesses" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "princess" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "princesses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "princess" and "princesses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "princess vs process". 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 #206,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.