structurelvsstructurellesTell them apart

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.

10 ch
structurel
13 ch
structurelles

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

  • structurelsrtucturel · sstructurel · strcuturel · strructurel · struccturel · structruel · structturel · structuerl
  • structurellessrtucturelles · sstructurelles · strcuturelles · strructurelles · struccturelles · structruelles · structturelles · structuerlles

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "structurel" and "structurelles" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "structurel" vs "structurelles" - which ranks higher?
"structurel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,414 in our French list, against #22,709 for "structurelles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list