Which to use
“adéquates” and “adéquats” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,043
- “adéquates” frequency rank
- #32,661
- “adéquats” frequency rank
- 60704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adéquates | adéquats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de adéquat. | Masculin pluriel de adéquat. |
Where the eye mixes adéquates and adéquats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. adéquates runs 9 letters (VCVCVVCVC) against adéquats's 8 (VCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adéquates vs adéquats
A purely visual mix-up. adéquates (\a.de.kwat\) and adéquats (\a.de.kwa\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adéquates is recorded at frequency rank #28,043, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.de.kwat\. adéquats is at rank #32,661, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.de.kwa\.
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 60704, this pair ranks #96,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adéquates vs adéquats
Shared letters: adqstué. Private to "adéquates": e. Private to "adéquats": -.
"adéquates" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC · "adéquats" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adéquates" and "adéquats" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "adéquates" or "adéquats" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adéquates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adéquats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adéquates" and "adéquats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adéquate vs adéquats". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #96,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.