Which to use
“diagnostics” is a noun and “diagnostique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,175
- “diagnostics” frequency rank
- #21,594
- “diagnostique” frequency rank
- 45769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diagnostics | diagnostique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de diagnostic. | Qui sert à établir le diagnostic d’une maladie. |
Same sound, different letters: diagnostics vs diagnostique
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. diagnostics runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVCC) against diagnostique's 12 (CVVCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: diagnostics vs diagnostique
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: diagnostics and diagnostique carry the same recorded pronunciation, \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diagnostics is recorded at frequency rank #24,175, classified as anoun, pronounced \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\. diagnostique is at rank #21,594, tagged as anadj, pronounced \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\.
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 45769, this pair ranks #200,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diagnostics vs diagnostique
Shared letters: adginost. Private to "diagnostics": c. Private to "diagnostique": equ.
"diagnostics" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC · "diagnostique" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- diagnostics ← daignostics · ddiagnostics · diaggnostics · diagnnostics · diagnositcs · diagnosstics · diagnostcis · diagnosticcs
- diagnostique ← daignostique · ddiagnostique · diaggnostique · diagnnostique · diagnositque · diagnosstique · diagnostiqeu · diagnostiqque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diagnostics" and "diagnostique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "diagnostics" or "diagnostique"?
What to do next
"diagnostics" and "diagnostique" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "diagnostics" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diagnostique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diagnostics" and "diagnostique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diagnostique vs diagnostiqués". 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 #200,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.