Which to use
“spatiale” and “spatiaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,001
- “spatiale” frequency rank
- #23,378
- “spatiaux” frequency rank
- 30379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spatiale | spatiaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de spatial. | Masculin pluriel de spatial. |
Where the eye mixes spatiale and spatiaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. spatiale (CCVCVVCV) and spatiaux (CCVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: spatiale vs spatiaux
A purely visual mix-up. spatiale (\spa.sjal\) and spatiaux (\spa.sjo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spatiale is recorded at frequency rank #7,001, classified as anadj, pronounced \spa.sjal\. spatiaux is at rank #23,378, tagged as anadj, pronounced \spa.sjo\.
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 30379, this pair ranks #310,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spatiale vs spatiaux
Shared letters: aipst. Private to "spatiale": el. Private to "spatiaux": ux.
"spatiale" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "spatiaux" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spatiale" and "spatiaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "spatiale" vs "spatiaux" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "spatiale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spatiaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spatiale" and "spatiaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spacieux vs spatiaux". 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 #310,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.