téléviseurvstéléviseursWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,161
“téléviseur” frequency rank
#29,583
“téléviseurs” frequency rank
54744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature téléviseur téléviseurs
Definition Appareil électronique destiné à lire (jouer) des séquences audiovisuelles, généralement pour la télévision, en convertissant un signal pour l'afficher sur un écran interne et reproduire le son sur des haut-parleurs. Pluriel de téléviseur.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set téléviseur and téléviseurs apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
téléviseur
11 ch
téléviseurs

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. téléviseur and téléviseurs are pronounced identically (\te.le.vi.zœʁ\) 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) - “téléviseur” sits inside “téléviseurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

téléviseur is recorded at frequency rank #25,161, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.le.vi.zœʁ\. téléviseurs is at rank #29,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced \te.le.vi.zœʁ\.

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 54744, this pair ranks #131,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of téléviseur vs téléviseurs

Shared letters: eilrstuvé. Private to "téléviseur": -. Private to "téléviseurs": -.

"téléviseur" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "téléviseurs" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC

Frequency comparison

téléviseur#25,161
téléviseurs#29,583

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "téléviseur" and "téléviseurs" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\te.le.vi.zœʁ\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "téléviseur" or "téléviseurs"?
"téléviseur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,161 in our French list, against #29,583 for "téléviseurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering téléviseur vs téléviseurs

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “téléviseur” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list