sculptésvssculpturesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sculptés is a adjective, sculptures is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sculptés” is an adjective and “sculptures” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,144
“sculptés” frequency rank
#10,071
“sculptures” frequency rank
39215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sculptés sculptures
Definition Masculin pluriel de sculpté. Pluriel de sculpture.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sculptés and sculptures apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
sculptés
10 ch
sculptures

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sculptés is \skyl.te\ while sculptures is \skyl.tyʁ\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sculptés is recorded at frequency rank #29,144, classified as anadj, pronounced \skyl.te\. sculptures is at rank #10,071, tagged as anoun, pronounced \skyl.tyʁ\.

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 39215, this pair ranks #249,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sculptés vs sculptures

Shared letters: clpstu. Private to "sculptés": é. Private to "sculptures": er.

"sculptés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC  ·  "sculptures" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sculpturescsulptures · scculptures · scluptures · scullptures · sculpptures · sculptrues · sculpttures · sculptuers

Frequency comparison

sculptés#29,144
sculptures#10,071

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sculptés" and "sculptures" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sculptés" is an adjective and "sculptures" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sculptés" or "sculptures"?
"sculptures" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,071 in our French list, against #29,144 for "sculptés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sculptés vs sculptures

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sculptés”; for a noun, it's “sculptures”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sculptés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list