Which to use
“administratifs” and “administratives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,514
- “administratifs” frequency rank
- #5,944
- “administratives” frequency rank
- 13458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administratifs | administratives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de administratif. | Féminin pluriel de administratif. |
Where the eye mixes administratifs and administratives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. administratifs runs 14 letters (VCCVCVCCCVCVCC) against administratives's 15 (VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between administratifs and administratives
A purely visual mix-up. administratifs (\ad.mi.nis.tʁa.tif\) and administratives (\ad.mi.nis.tʁa.tiv\) 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 13458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administratifs is recorded at frequency rank #7,514, classified as anadj, pronounced \ad.mi.nis.tʁa.tif\. administratives is at rank #5,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ad.mi.nis.tʁa.tiv\.
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 13458, this pair ranks #400,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of administratifs vs administratives
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administratifs": f. Private to "administratives": ev.
"administratifs" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCC · "administratives" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administratifs ← addministratifs · adimnistratifs · admiinstratifs · adminisrtatifs · adminisstratifs · administartifs · administraitfs · administratfis
- administratives ← addministratives · adimnistratives · admiinstratives · adminisrtatives · adminisstratives · administartives · administraitves · administratievs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "administratifs" and "administratives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "administratifs" vs "administratives" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "administratifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administratives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administratifs" and "administratives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administratifs vs administrations". 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 #400,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.