structurelvsstructurésConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,414
“structurel” frequency rank
#34,763
“structurés” frequency rank
54177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature structurel structurés
Definition Relatif aux structures, à une structure. Masculin pluriel de structuré.

Where the eye mixes structurel and structurés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
structurel
10 ch
structurés

Visual trap between structurel and structurés

A purely visual mix-up. structurel (\stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\) and structurés (\stʁyk.ty.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54177, 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\. structurés is at rank #34,763, tagged as anadj, 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 54177, this pair ranks #135,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of structurel vs structurés

Shared letters: crstu. Private to "structurel": el. Private to "structurés": é.

"structurel" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC  ·  "structurés" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • structurelsrtucturel · sstructurel · strcuturel · strructurel · struccturel · structruel · structturel · structuerl

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "structurel" and "structurés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\stʁyk.ty.ʁɛl\ versus \stʁyk.ty.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "structurel" or "structurés"?
"structurel" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,414 in our French list, against #34,763 for "structurés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "structurel" and "structurés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "structurel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "structurés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #135,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "structurel" and "structurés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structurent vs structurés". 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 #135,731 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