Which to use
“rétroviseur” and “rétroviseurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,581
- “rétroviseur” frequency rank
- #44,169
- “rétroviseurs” frequency rank
- 76750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rétroviseur | rétroviseurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositif présent sur certains véhicules permettant au conducteur d’observer derrière lui sans se retourner. | Pluriel de rétroviseur. |
Where the eye mixes rétroviseur and rétroviseurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. rétroviseur runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against rétroviseurs's 12 (CVCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rétroviseur vs rétroviseurs
A purely visual mix-up. rétroviseur (\ʁe.tʁo.vi.zœʁ\) and rétroviseurs (\ʁe.tʁɔ.vi.zœʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “rétroviseur” sits inside “rétroviseurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rétroviseur is recorded at frequency rank #32,581, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.tʁo.vi.zœʁ\. rétroviseurs is at rank #44,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.tʁɔ.vi.zœʁ\.
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 76750, this pair ranks #30,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rétroviseur vs rétroviseurs
Shared letters: eiorstuvé. Private to "rétroviseur": -. Private to "rétroviseurs": -.
"rétroviseur" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "rétroviseurs" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "rétroviseur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rétroviseurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #30,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.