diagnostiquevsdiagnostiquésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: diagnostique is a adjective, diagnostiqués is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“diagnostique” is an adjective and “diagnostiqués” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,594
“diagnostique” frequency rank
#47,279
“diagnostiqués” frequency rank
68873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature diagnostique diagnostiqués
Definition Qui sert à établir le diagnostic d’une maladie. Participe passé masculin pluriel de diagnostiquer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

12 ch
diagnostique
13 ch
diagnostiqués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diagnostique is \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\ while diagnostiqués is \djaɡ.nɔs.ti.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

diagnostique is recorded at frequency rank #21,594, classified as anadj, pronounced \djaɡ.nɔs.tik\. diagnostiqués is at rank #47,279, tagged as averb, pronounced \djaɡ.nɔs.ti.ke\.

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 68873, this pair ranks #57,364 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of diagnostique vs diagnostiqués

Shared letters: adginoqstu. Private to "diagnostique": e. Private to "diagnostiqués": é.

"diagnostique" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "diagnostiqués" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diagnostiquedaignostique · ddiagnostique · diaggnostique · diagnnostique · diagnositque · diagnosstique · diagnostiqeu · diagnostiqque

Frequency comparison

diagnostique#21,594
diagnostiqués#47,279

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "diagnostique" and "diagnostiqués" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "diagnostique" is an adjective and "diagnostiqués" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "diagnostique" or "diagnostiqués"?
"diagnostique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,594 in our French list, against #47,279 for "diagnostiqués". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering diagnostique vs diagnostiqués

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “diagnostique”; for a verb, it's “diagnostiqués”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “diagnostique” 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