Which to use
“structure” is a noun and “structurels” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,641
- “structure” frequency rank
- #26,550
- “structurels” frequency rank
- 28191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | structure | structurels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ossature porteuse d’un édifice bâti, d'une construction mécanique. | Masculin pluriel de structurel. |
Where the eye mixes structure and structurels
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses structure with structurels
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: structure is \stʁyk.tyʁ\ while structurels is \stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “structure” sits inside “structurels”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
structure is recorded at frequency rank #1,641, classified as anoun, pronounced \stʁyk.tyʁ\. structurels is at rank #26,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced \stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\.
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 28191, this pair ranks #324,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of structure vs structurels
Shared letters: cerstu. Private to "structure": -. Private to "structurels": l.
"structure" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV · "structurels" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- structure ← srtucture · sstructure · strcuture · strructure · struccture · structrue · structture · structuer
- structurels ← srtucturels · sstructurels · strcuturels · strructurels · struccturels · structruels · structturels · structuerls
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "structure" and "structurels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "structure" vs "structurels" - 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 "structure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "structurels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "structure" and "structurels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structurels vs structurent". 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 #324,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.