Which to use
“virgule” and “virgules” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,308
- “virgule” frequency rank
- #41,068
- “virgules” frequency rank
- 58376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virgule | virgules |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Signe de ponctuation divisant certaines propositions dans une phrase, indiquant une pause : ‹ , ›. | Pluriel de virgule. |
Same sound, different letters: virgule vs virgules
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. virgule runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against virgules's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - virgule / virgules
This is the hard kind. virgule and virgules are pronounced identically (\viʁ.ɡyl\) 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) - “virgule” sits inside “virgules”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virgule is recorded at frequency rank #17,308, classified as anoun, pronounced \viʁ.ɡyl\. virgules is at rank #41,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced \viʁ.ɡyl\.
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 58376, this pair ranks #109,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of virgule vs virgules
Shared letters: egilruv. Private to "virgule": -. Private to "virgules": s.
"virgule" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "virgules" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virgule" for "virgules" ever safe?
Frequency check: "virgule" vs "virgules" - which ranks higher?
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 "virgule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virgules" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virgule" and "virgules" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virales vs virgules". 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 #109,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.