Which to use
“stratège” and “stratégies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,859
- “stratège” frequency rank
- #7,003
- “stratégies” frequency rank
- 27862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stratège | stratégies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Général ; titre des dix chefs élus qui commandaient l’armée à Athènes et remplissaient quelques autres fonctions du pouvoir exécutif. | Pluriel de stratégie. |
Where the eye mixes stratège and stratégies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stratège with stratégies
A purely visual mix-up. stratège (\stʁa.tɛʒ\) and stratégies (\stʁa.te.ʒi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stratège is recorded at frequency rank #20,859, classified as anoun, pronounced \stʁa.tɛʒ\. stratégies is at rank #7,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stʁa.te.ʒi\.
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 27862, this pair ranks #326,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stratège vs stratégies
Shared letters: aegrst. Private to "stratège": è. Private to "stratégies": ié.
"stratège" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCV · "stratégies" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stratège" for "stratégies" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "stratège" or "stratégies" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stratège" and "stratégies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stratège" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stratégies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,308 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stratège" and "stratégies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stratège vs strategy". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,308 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.