Which to use
“squelette” and “squelettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,674
- “squelette” frequency rank
- #21,776
- “squelettes” frequency rank
- 34450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | squelette | squelettes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des os d’un organisme vertébré. | Pluriel de squelette. |
Same sound, different letters: squelette vs squelettes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - squelette / squelettes
This is the hard kind. squelette and squelettes are pronounced identically (\skə.lɛt\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “squelette” sits inside “squelettes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
squelette is recorded at frequency rank #12,674, classified as anoun, pronounced \skə.lɛt\. squelettes is at rank #21,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced \skə.lɛt\.
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 34450, this pair ranks #283,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of squelette vs squelettes
Shared letters: elqstu. Private to "squelette": -. Private to "squelettes": -.
"squelette" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCCV · "squelettes" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- squelette ← qsuelette · sqeulette · sqquelette · squeeltte · squelete · squeletet · squellette · squeltete
- squelettes ← qsuelettes · sqeulettes · sqquelettes · squeelttes · squeletes · squeletets · squelettess · squelettse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "squelette" for "squelettes" ever safe?
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What to do next
"squelette" and "squelettes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "squelette" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "squelettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,740 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 #283,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.