Which to use
“chimiques” and “cosmiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,471
- “chimiques” frequency rank
- #30,544
- “cosmiques” frequency rank
- 35015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chimiques | cosmiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chimique. | Pluriel de cosmique. |
Where the eye mixes chimiques and cosmiques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. chimiques (CCVCVCVVC) and cosmiques (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: chimiques vs cosmiques
A purely visual mix-up. chimiques (\ʃi.mik\) and cosmiques (\kɔs.mik\) 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 35015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chimiques is recorded at frequency rank #4,471, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃi.mik\. cosmiques is at rank #30,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔs.mik\.
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 35015, this pair ranks #279,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chimiques vs cosmiques
Shared letters: ceimqsu. Private to "chimiques": h. Private to "cosmiques": o.
"chimiques" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC · "cosmiques" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chimiques" and "cosmiques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "chimiques" vs "cosmiques" - 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 "chimiques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosmiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chimiques" and "cosmiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coniques vs cosmiques". 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 #279,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.