Which to use
“stratège” and “strates” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,859
- “stratège” frequency rank
- #28,363
- “strates” frequency rank
- 49222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stratège | strates |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Général ; titre des dix chefs élus qui commandaient l’armée à Athènes et remplissaient quelques autres fonctions du pouvoir exécutif. | Pluriel de strate. |
Where the eye mixes stratège and strates
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between stratège and strates
A purely visual mix-up. stratège (\stʁa.tɛʒ\) and strates (\stʁat\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49222, 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\. strates is at rank #28,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced \stʁat\.
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 49222, this pair ranks #172,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stratège vs strates
Shared letters: aerst. Private to "stratège": gè. Private to "strates": -.
"stratège" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVCV · "strates" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- strates ← srtates · sstrates · startes · straets · stratess · stratse · strattes · strrates
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stratège" and "strates" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "stratège" or "strates"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stratège" and "strates" 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 "strates" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stratège" and "strates" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strat vs strates". 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 #172,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.