Which to use
“additif” is an adjective and “additifs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,230
- “additif” frequency rank
- #28,434
- “additifs” frequency rank
- 64664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | additif | additifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui s’ajoute, qui s’additionne, qui complète. | Pluriel de additif. |
Same sound, different letters: additif vs additifs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. additif runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against additifs's 8 (VCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - additif / additifs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: additif and additifs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.di.tif\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “additif” sits inside “additifs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
additif is recorded at frequency rank #36,230, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.di.tif\. additifs is at rank #28,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.di.tif\.
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 64664, this pair ranks #75,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of additif vs additifs
Shared letters: adfit. Private to "additif": -. Private to "additifs": s.
"additif" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "additifs" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "additif" for "additifs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "additif" vs "additifs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "additif" / "additifs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "additif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "additifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "additif" and "additifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "additifs vs adoptifs". 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 #75,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.