Which to use
“reconnaissable” is an adjective and “reconnaissables” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,646
- “reconnaissable” frequency rank
- #31,678
- “reconnaissables” frequency rank
- 51324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reconnaissable | reconnaissables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est facile à reconnaître. | Pluriel de reconnaissable. |
Same sound, different letters: reconnaissable vs reconnaissables
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 14 letters. reconnaissable runs 14 letters (CVCVCCVVCCVCCV) against reconnaissables's 15 (CVCVCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - reconnaissable and reconnaissables
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: reconnaissable and reconnaissables carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sabl\. 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) - “reconnaissable” sits inside “reconnaissables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reconnaissable is recorded at frequency rank #19,646, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sabl\. reconnaissables is at rank #31,678, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɔ.nɛ.sabl\.
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 51324, this pair ranks #155,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reconnaissable vs reconnaissables
Shared letters: abceilnors. Private to "reconnaissable": -. Private to "reconnaissables": -.
"reconnaissable" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVCCV · "reconnaissables" · 15 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reconnaissable ← erconnaissable · rceonnaissable · recconnaissable · recnonaissable · reconaissable · reconanissable · reconnaisable · reconnaisasble
- reconnaissables ← erconnaissables · rceonnaissables · recconnaissables · recnonaissables · reconaissables · reconanissables · reconnaisables · reconnaisasbles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reconnaissable" and "reconnaissables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reconnaissable" vs "reconnaissables" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"reconnaissable" and "reconnaissables" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "reconnaissable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reconnaissables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,895 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reconnaissable" and "reconnaissables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reconnaissables vs reconnaissances". 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 #155,895 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.