Which to use
“virtuelle” and “virtuels” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,177
- “virtuelle” frequency rank
- #22,452
- “virtuels” frequency rank
- 30629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virtuelle | virtuels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de virtuel. | Masculin pluriel de virtuel. |
Same sound, different letters: virtuelle vs virtuels
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: virtuelle vs virtuels
This is the hard kind. virtuelle and virtuels are pronounced identically (\viʁ.tɥɛl\) 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 30629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virtuelle is recorded at frequency rank #8,177, classified as anadj, pronounced \viʁ.tɥɛl\. virtuels is at rank #22,452, tagged as anadj, pronounced \viʁ.tɥɛl\.
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 30629, this pair ranks #308,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of virtuelle vs virtuels
Shared letters: eilrtuv. Private to "virtuelle": -. Private to "virtuels": s.
"virtuelle" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "virtuels" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
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 "virtuelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virtuels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virtuelle" and "virtuels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virtual vs virtuels". 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 #308,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.