Which to use
“structurel” and “structurelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,414
- “structurel” frequency rank
- #22,709
- “structurelles” frequency rank
- 42123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | structurel | structurelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux structures, à une structure. | Féminin pluriel de structurel. |
Same sound, different letters: structurel vs structurelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - structurel / structurelles
This is the hard kind. structurel and structurelles are pronounced identically (\stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 3 extra letter(s) - “structurel” sits inside “structurelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
structurel is recorded at frequency rank #19,414, classified as anadj, pronounced \stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\. structurelles is at rank #22,709, 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 42123, this pair ranks #228,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of structurel vs structurelles
Shared letters: celrstu. Private to "structurel": -. Private to "structurelles": -.
"structurel" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC · "structurelles" · 13 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- structurel ← srtucturel · sstructurel · strcuturel · strructurel · struccturel · structruel · structturel · structuerl
- structurelles ← srtucturelles · sstructurelles · strcuturelles · strructurelles · struccturelles · structruelles · structturelles · structuerlles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "structurel" and "structurelles" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "structurel" vs "structurelles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "structurel" / "structurelles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "structurel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "structurelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "structurel" and "structurelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structurel 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 #228,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.