Which to use
“volaille” and “volailles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,187
- “volaille” frequency rank
- #20,020
- “volailles” frequency rank
- 39207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volaille | volailles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ensemble des oiseaux qu’on nourrit ordinairement dans une basse-cour, et principalement des poules, poulets et chapons. | Pluriel de volaille. |
Where the eye mixes volaille and volailles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. volaille runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against volailles's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: volaille vs volailles
A purely visual mix-up. volaille (\vɔ.lɑj\) and volailles (\vɔ.laj\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “volaille” sits inside “volailles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volaille is recorded at frequency rank #19,187, classified as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.lɑj\. volailles is at rank #20,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced \vɔ.laj\.
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 39207, this pair ranks #249,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volaille vs volailles
Shared letters: aeilov. Private to "volaille": -. Private to "volailles": s.
"volaille" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "volailles" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "volaille" for "volailles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "volaille" vs "volailles" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "volaille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volailles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volaille" and "volailles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volailles vs volatiles". 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 #249,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.