Which to use
“programmer” is a verb and “programmeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,707
- “programmer” frequency rank
- #36,546
- “programmeurs” frequency rank
- 53253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | programmer | programmeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre dans un programme. | Pluriel de programmeur. |
Where the eye mixes programmer and programmeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses programmer with programmeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: programmer is \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\ while programmeurs is \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
programmer is recorded at frequency rank #16,707, classified as averb, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.me\. programmeurs is at rank #36,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mœʁ\.
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 53253, this pair ranks #142,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of programmer vs programmeurs
Shared letters: aegmopr. Private to "programmer": -. Private to "programmeurs": su.
"programmer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC · "programmeurs" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- programmer ← porgrammer · pprogrammer · prgorammer · progarmmer · proggrammer · programemr · programer · programmerr
- programmeurs ← porgrammeurs · pprogrammeurs · prgorammeurs · progarmmeurs · proggrammeurs · programemurs · programeurs · programmerus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "programmer" and "programmeurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "programmer" vs "programmeurs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "programmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "programmeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "programmer" and "programmeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "programmées vs programmeurs". 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 #142,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.