adjacentesvsadjacentsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“adjacentes” and “adjacents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,537
“adjacentes” frequency rank
#44,844
“adjacents” frequency rank
78381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adjacentes adjacents
Definition Féminin pluriel de adjacent. Masculin pluriel d’adjacent.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set adjacentes and adjacents apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
adjacentes
9 ch
adjacents

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. adjacentes (\ad.ʒa.sɑ̃t\) and adjacents (\ad.ʒa.sɑ̃\) 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 78381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adjacentes is recorded at frequency rank #33,537, classified as anadj, pronounced \ad.ʒa.sɑ̃t\. adjacents is at rank #44,844, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ad.ʒa.sɑ̃\.

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 78381, this pair ranks #25,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of adjacentes vs adjacents

Shared letters: acdejnst. Private to "adjacentes": -. Private to "adjacents": -.

"adjacentes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "adjacents" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adjacentesadajcentes · addjacentes · adjaccentes · adjacenets · adjacenntes · adjacentess · adjacentse · adjacenttes
  • adjacentsadajcents · addjacents · adjaccents · adjacennts · adjacenst · adjacentss · adjacentts · adjacetns

Frequency comparison

adjacentes#33,537
adjacents#44,844

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adjacentes" and "adjacents" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ad.ʒa.sɑ̃t\ versus \ad.ʒa.sɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adjacentes" or "adjacents"?
"adjacentes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,537 in our French list, against #44,844 for "adjacents". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering adjacentes vs adjacents

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “adjacentes” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list