Which to use
“automatique” and “automatisme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,984
- “automatique” frequency rank
- #30,064
- “automatisme” frequency rank
- 34048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | automatique | automatisme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discipline qui traite de la modélisation, de l’analyse, de la commande et, de la régulation des systèmes dynamiques. | Ce qui se fait automatiquement. |
Where the eye mixes automatique and automatisme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. automatique (VVCVCVCVCVV) and automatisme (VVCVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses automatique with automatisme
A purely visual mix-up. automatique (\o.tɔ.ma.tik\) and automatisme (\ɔ.tɔ.ma.tism\) 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 34048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
automatique is recorded at frequency rank #3,984, classified as anoun, pronounced \o.tɔ.ma.tik\. automatisme is at rank #30,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.tɔ.ma.tism\.
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 34048, this pair ranks #286,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of automatique vs automatisme
Shared letters: aeimotu. Private to "automatique": q. Private to "automatisme": s.
"automatique" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVV · "automatisme" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- automatique ← atuomatique · auotmatique · autmoatique · autoamtique · automaitque · automatiqeu · automatiqque · automatiuqe
- automatisme ← atuomatisme · auotmatisme · autmoatisme · autoamtisme · automaitsme · automatimse · automatisem · automatismme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "automatique" and "automatisme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "automatique" vs "automatisme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "automatique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "automatisme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,518 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "automatique" and "automatisme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "automatisés vs automatisme". 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 #286,518 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.