Which to use
“salaires” is a noun and “scolaires” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,222
- “salaires” frequency rank
- #3,873
- “scolaires” frequency rank
- 7095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salaires | scolaires |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de salaire. | Pluriel de scolaire. |
Where the eye mixes salaires and scolaires
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. salaires runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against scolaires's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between salaires and scolaires
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: salaires is \sa.lɛʁ\ while scolaires is \skɔ.lɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salaires is recorded at frequency rank #3,222, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.lɛʁ\. scolaires is at rank #3,873, tagged as anadj, pronounced \skɔ.lɛʁ\.
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 7095, this pair ranks #424,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of salaires vs scolaires
Shared letters: aeilrs. Private to "salaires": -. Private to "scolaires": co.
"salaires" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "scolaires" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salaires" for "scolaires" ever safe?
Which is more common, "salaires" or "scolaires"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "salaires" and "scolaires" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salaires" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scolaires" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,246 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salaires" and "scolaires" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scolaires vs séculaires". 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 #424,246 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.