Which to use
“salariales” and “salariés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,276
- “salariales” frequency rank
- #2,338
- “salariés” frequency rank
- 22614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salariales | salariés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de salarial. | Masculin pluriel de salarié. |
Where the eye mixes salariales and salariés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. salariales runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against salariés's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between salariales and salariés
A purely visual mix-up. salariales (\sa.la.ʁjal\) and salariés (\sa.la.ʁje\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salariales is recorded at frequency rank #20,276, classified as anadj, pronounced \sa.la.ʁjal\. salariés is at rank #2,338, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sa.la.ʁje\.
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 22614, this pair ranks #357,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of salariales vs salariés
Shared letters: ailrs. Private to "salariales": e. Private to "salariés": é.
"salariales" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "salariés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- salariales ← aslariales · saalriales · salairales · salarailes · salariaels · salarialess · salarialles · salarialse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salariales" for "salariés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "salariales" or "salariés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "salariales" and "salariés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salariales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salariés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salariales" and "salariés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salariales vs salariées". 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 #357,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.