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“contraceptifs” and “contraceptive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,808
- “contraceptifs” frequency rank
- #47,249
- “contraceptive” frequency rank
- 95057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contraceptifs | contraceptive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de contraceptif. | Féminin singulier de contraceptif. |
Where the eye mixes contraceptifs and contraceptive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. contraceptifs (CVCCCVCVCCVCC) and contraceptive (CVCCCVCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: contraceptifs vs contraceptive
A purely visual mix-up. contraceptifs (\kɔ̃.tʁa.sɛp.tif\) and contraceptive (\kɔ̃.tʁa.sɛp.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 95057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contraceptifs is recorded at frequency rank #47,808, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa.sɛp.tif\. contraceptive is at rank #47,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁa.sɛp.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 95057, this pair ranks #1,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contraceptifs vs contraceptive
Shared letters: aceinoprt. Private to "contraceptifs": fs. Private to "contraceptive": v.
"contraceptifs" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVCC · "contraceptive" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contraceptifs ← ccontraceptifs · cnotraceptifs · conntraceptifs · conrtaceptifs · contarceptifs · contracceptifs · contracepitfs · contracepptifs
- contraceptive ← ccontraceptive · cnotraceptive · conntraceptive · conrtaceptive · contarceptive · contracceptive · contracepitve · contracepptive
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contraceptifs" and "contraceptive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "contraceptifs" or "contraceptive" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contraceptifs" and "contraceptive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contraceptifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contraceptive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contraceptifs" and "contraceptive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contraceptifs vs contraception". 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 #1,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.