Which to use
“adoptées” and “adoptifs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,296
- “adoptées” frequency rank
- #41,630
- “adoptifs” frequency rank
- 56926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptées | adoptifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de adopté. | Masculin pluriel de adoptif. |
Where the eye mixes adoptées and adoptifs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adoptées (VCVCCVVC) and adoptifs (VCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: adoptées vs adoptifs
A purely visual mix-up. adoptées (\a.dɔp.te\) and adoptifs (\a.dɔp.tif\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptées is recorded at frequency rank #15,296, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dɔp.te\. adoptifs is at rank #41,630, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.dɔp.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 56926, this pair ranks #118,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptées vs adoptifs
Shared letters: adopst. Private to "adoptées": eé. Private to "adoptifs": fi.
"adoptées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "adoptifs" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adoptifs ← addoptifs · adopitfs · adopptifs · adoptfis · adoptiffs · adoptifss · adoptisf · adopttifs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adoptées" and "adoptifs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adoptées" or "adoptifs"?
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 "adoptées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptées" and "adoptifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoptifs vs adoptions". 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 #118,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.