cylindriquevscylindriquesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cylindrique is a adjective, cylindriques is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cylindrique” is an adjective and “cylindriques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,589
“cylindrique” frequency rank
#37,754
“cylindriques” frequency rank
59343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cylindrique cylindriques
Definition Qui a la forme d’un cylindre. Pluriel de cylindrique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cylindrique and cylindriques apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
cylindrique
12 ch
cylindriques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: cylindrique and cylindriques carry the same recorded pronunciation, \si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cylindrique” sits inside “cylindriques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cylindrique is recorded at frequency rank #21,589, classified as anadj, pronounced \si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\. cylindriques is at rank #37,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced \si.lɛ̃d.ʁik\.

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 59343, this pair ranks #103,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cylindrique vs cylindriques

Shared letters: cdeilnqruy. Private to "cylindrique": -. Private to "cylindriques": s.

"cylindrique" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVV  ·  "cylindriques" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cylindriqueccylindrique · clyindrique · cyilndrique · cylidnrique · cylinddrique · cylindirque · cylindriqeu · cylindriqque
  • cylindriquesccylindriques · clyindriques · cyilndriques · cylidnriques · cylinddriques · cylindirques · cylindriqeus · cylindriqques

Frequency comparison

cylindrique#21,589
cylindriques#37,754

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cylindrique" and "cylindriques" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cylindrique" is an adjective and "cylindriques" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "cylindrique" or "cylindriques"?
"cylindrique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,589 in our French list, against #37,754 for "cylindriques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cylindrique vs cylindriques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “cylindrique”; for a noun, it's “cylindriques”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cylindrique” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list