Which to use
“semblable” and “semblables” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,813
- “semblable” frequency rank
- #7,497
- “semblables” frequency rank
- 13310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semblable | semblables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est pareil, ressemblant, qui est de même nature, de même qualité, qui a des caractères communs, similaire. | Pluriel de semblable. |
Same sound, different letters: semblable vs semblables
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - semblable / semblables
This is the hard kind. semblable and semblables are pronounced identically (\sɑ̃.blabl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “semblable” sits inside “semblables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semblable is recorded at frequency rank #5,813, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.blabl\. semblables is at rank #7,497, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.blabl\.
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 13310, this pair ranks #401,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of semblable vs semblables
Shared letters: abelms. Private to "semblable": -. Private to "semblables": -.
"semblable" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "semblables" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- semblable ← esmblable · sebmlable · sembalble · sembblable · semblabble · semblabel · semblablle · semblalbe
- semblables ← esmblables · sebmlables · sembalbles · sembblables · semblabbles · semblabels · semblabless · semblablles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "semblable" and "semblables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "semblable" or "semblables" show up more?
Useful next steps
"semblable" and "semblables" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "semblable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "semblables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #401,526 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.