Which to use
“économique” and “économiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #712
- “économique” frequency rank
- #1,645
- “économiques” frequency rank
- 2357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | économique | économiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui diminue les frais ou la dépense. | Pluriel de économique. |
Where the eye mixes économique and économiques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. économique runs 10 letters (VCVCVCVCVV) against économiques's 11 (VCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between économique and économiques
A purely visual mix-up. économique (\e.kɔ.nɔ.mik\) and économiques (\e.ko.no.mik\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “économique” sits inside “économiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
économique is recorded at frequency rank #712, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.kɔ.nɔ.mik\. économiques is at rank #1,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.ko.no.mik\.
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 2357, this pair ranks #436,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of économique vs économiques
Shared letters: ceimnoqué. Private to "économique": -. Private to "économiques": s.
"économique" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVV · "économiques" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "économique" and "économiques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "économique" vs "économiques" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "économique" and "économiques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "économique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "économiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "économique" and "économiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "économique vs ergonomique". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #436,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.