Which to use
“structurelle” and “structurelles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,105
- “structurelle” frequency rank
- #22,709
- “structurelles” frequency rank
- 44814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | structurelle | structurelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de structurel. | Féminin pluriel de structurel. |
Same sound, different letters: structurelle vs structurelles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - structurelle and structurelles
This is the hard kind. structurelle 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 1 extra letter(s) - “structurelle” sits inside “structurelles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
structurelle is recorded at frequency rank #22,105, 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 44814, this pair ranks #207,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of structurelle vs structurelles
Shared letters: celrstu. Private to "structurelle": -. Private to "structurelles": -.
"structurelle" · 12 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVCCV · "structurelles" · 13 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- structurelle ← srtucturelle · sstructurelle · strcuturelle · strructurelle · struccturelle · structruelle · structturelle · structuerlle
- structurelles ← srtucturelles · sstructurelles · strcuturelles · strructurelles · struccturelles · structruelles · structturelles · structuerlles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "structurelle" for "structurelles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "structurelle" vs "structurelles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "structurelle" / "structurelles". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "structurelle" 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 #207,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "structurelle" and "structurelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "structurale vs structurelle". 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 #207,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.