Which to use
“Atlantique” is a name and “atlantiques” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,513
- “Atlantique” frequency rank
- #19,448
- “atlantiques” frequency rank
- 22961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Atlantique | atlantiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Océan qui s'étend de l’océan Arctique au nord jusqu’à l'Antarctique, bordé à l’ouest par les Amériques, et à l’est par l’Europe, l’Afrique et l’océan Indien (selon l'Organisation hydrographique internationale). | Pluriel de atlantique. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Atlantique and atlantiques apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Atlantique and atlantiques form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Atlantique” sits inside “atlantiques” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Atlantique is recorded at frequency rank #3,513, classified as aname, pronounced \a.tlɑ̃.tik\. atlantiques is at rank #19,448, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.tlɑ̃.tik\.
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 22961, this pair ranks #355,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Atlantique vs atlantiques
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Atlantique”; for an adjective, it's “atlantiques”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Atlantique” entry
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