Which to use
“subtiles” and “subtils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,141
- “subtiles” frequency rank
- #27,979
- “subtils” frequency rank
- 53120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subtiles | subtils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de subtil. | Masculin pluriel de subtil. |
Same sound, different letters: subtiles vs subtils
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. subtiles runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against subtils's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - subtiles / subtils
This is the hard kind. subtiles and subtils are pronounced identically (\syp.til\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subtiles is recorded at frequency rank #25,141, classified as anadj, pronounced \syp.til\. subtils is at rank #27,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced \syp.til\.
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 53120, this pair ranks #142,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subtiles vs subtils
Shared letters: bilstu. Private to "subtiles": e. Private to "subtils": -.
"subtiles" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "subtils" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "subtiles" and "subtils" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "subtiles" vs "subtils" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "subtiles" / "subtils". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "subtiles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subtils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,912 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subtiles" and "subtils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stiles vs subtiles". 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 #142,912 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.