Which to use
“structure” is a noun and “structurer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,641
- “structure” frequency rank
- #24,786
- “structurer” frequency rank
- 26427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | structure | structurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ossature porteuse d’un édifice bâti, d'une construction mécanique. | Donner une structure. |
Where the eye mixes structure and structurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between structure and structurer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: structure is \stʁyk.tyʁ\ while structurer is \stʁyk.ty.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “structure” sits inside “structurer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26427, 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\. structurer is at rank #24,786, tagged as averb, pronounced \stʁyk.ty.ʁe\.
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 26427, this pair ranks #335,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of structure vs structurer
Shared letters: cerstu. Private to "structure": -. Private to "structurer": -.
"structure" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV · "structurer" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- structure ← srtucture · sstructure · strcuture · strructure · struccture · structrue · structture · structuer
- structurer ← srtucturer · sstructurer · strcuturer · strructurer · struccturer · structruer · structturer · structuerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "structure" and "structurer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "structure" or "structurer" show up more?
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 "structurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "structure" and "structurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structurent vs structurer". 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 #335,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.