Which to use
“distinct” and “distinctes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,111
- “distinct” frequency rank
- #10,488
- “distinctes” frequency rank
- 26599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distinct | distinctes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est nettement séparé d’une autre, en parlant de certaines choses. | Féminin pluriel de distinct. |
Where the eye mixes distinct and distinctes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. distinct runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against distinctes's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: distinct vs distinctes
A purely visual mix-up. distinct (\dis.tɛ̃\) and distinctes (\dis.tɛ̃kt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “distinct” sits inside “distinctes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distinct is recorded at frequency rank #16,111, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.tɛ̃\. distinctes is at rank #10,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.tɛ̃kt\.
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 26599, this pair ranks #333,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of distinct vs distinctes
Shared letters: cdinst. Private to "distinct": -. Private to "distinctes": e.
"distinct" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "distinctes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distinct ← ddistinct · disitnct · disstinct · disticnt · distincct · distinctt · distinnct · distintc
- distinctes ← ddistinctes · disitnctes · disstinctes · disticntes · distincctes · distincets · distinctess · distinctse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "distinct" and "distinctes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "distinct" or "distinctes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "distinct" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distinctes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distinct" and "distinctes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distantes vs distinctes". 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 #333,999 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.