Which to use
“cognitifs” and “cognitive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,103
- “cognitifs” frequency rank
- #19,238
- “cognitive” frequency rank
- 47341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cognitifs | cognitive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de cognitif. | Féminin singulier de cognitif. |
Where the eye mixes cognitifs and cognitive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cognitifs (CVCCVCVCC) and cognitive (CVCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cognitifs and cognitive
A purely visual mix-up. cognitifs (\kɔ.ɲi.tif\) and cognitive (\kɔ.ɲi.tiv\) 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 47341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cognitifs is recorded at frequency rank #28,103, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ɲi.tif\. cognitive is at rank #19,238, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ɲi.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 47341, this pair ranks #187,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cognitifs vs cognitive
Shared letters: cginot. Private to "cognitifs": fs. Private to "cognitive": ev.
"cognitifs" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "cognitive" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cognitifs" and "cognitive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cognitifs" or "cognitive"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cognitifs" and "cognitive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cognitifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cognitive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cognitifs" and "cognitive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cognitifs vs cognition". 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 #187,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.