structuréevsstructurelsConfusable pair

Which to use

“structurée” and “structurels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,401
“structurée” frequency rank
#26,550
“structurels” frequency rank
50951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature structurée structurels
Definition Féminin singulier de structuré. Masculin pluriel de structurel.

Where the eye mixes structurée and structurels

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
structurée
11 ch
structurels

Visual trap between structurée and structurels

A purely visual mix-up. structurée (\stʁyk.ty.ʁe\) and structurels (\stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\) 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 50951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

structurée is recorded at frequency rank #24,401, classified as anadj, pronounced \stʁyk.ty.ʁe\. 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 50951, this pair ranks #158,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of structurée vs structurels

Shared letters: cerstu. Private to "structurée": é. Private to "structurels": l.

"structurée" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVV  ·  "structurels" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • structurelssrtucturels · sstructurels · strcuturels · strructurels · struccturels · structruels · structturels · structuerls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "structurée" for "structurels" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\stʁyk.ty.ʁe\ versus \stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "structurée" vs "structurels" - which ranks higher?
"structurée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,401 in our French list, against #26,550 for "structurels". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "structurée" 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 #158,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "structurée" 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 #158,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list