Which to use
“simultanée” is a noun and “simultanés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,097
- “simultanée” frequency rank
- #46,453
- “simultanés” frequency rank
- 68550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | simultanée | simultanés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble de parties jouées en même temps par un seul joueur contre plusieurs adversaires. | Masculin pluriel de simultané. |
Same sound, different letters: simultanée vs simultanés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. simultanée (CVCVCCVCVV) and simultanés (CVCVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - simultanée / simultanés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: simultanée and simultanés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \si.myl.ta.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “simultanée” becomes s in “simultanés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
simultanée is recorded at frequency rank #22,097, classified as anoun, pronounced \si.myl.ta.ne\. simultanés is at rank #46,453, tagged as anadj, pronounced \si.myl.ta.ne\.
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 68550, this pair ranks #58,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of simultanée vs simultanés
Shared letters: ailmnstué. Private to "simultanée": e. Private to "simultanés": -.
"simultanée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "simultanés" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "simultanée" for "simultanés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "simultanée" or "simultanés"?
After this comparison
"simultanée" and "simultanés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "simultanée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "simultanés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,718 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "simultanée" and "simultanés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "simultanées vs simultanés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,718 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.