Which to use
“synthèse” and “synthèses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,897
- “synthèse” frequency rank
- #33,039
- “synthèses” frequency rank
- 37936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | synthèse | synthèses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recomposition des éléments d’un tout, en particulier, de la thèse et de l'antithèse. | Pluriel de synthèse. |
Same sound, different letters: synthèse vs synthèses
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. synthèse runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against synthèses's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: synthèse vs synthèses
This is the hard kind. synthèse and synthèses are pronounced identically (\sɛ̃.tɛz\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “synthèse” sits inside “synthèses”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
synthèse is recorded at frequency rank #4,897, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɛ̃.tɛz\. synthèses is at rank #33,039, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛ̃.tɛz\.
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 37936, this pair ranks #258,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of synthèse vs synthèses
Shared letters: ehnstyè. Private to "synthèse": -. Private to "synthèses": -.
"synthèse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "synthèses" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "synthèse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "synthèses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "synthèse" and "synthèses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "synthé vs synthèse". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.