Which to use
“éduque” is a verb and “éduqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,114
- “éduque” frequency rank
- #28,802
- “éduqués” frequency rank
- 66916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éduque | éduqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de éduquer. | Masculin pluriel de éduqué. |
Where the eye mixes éduque and éduqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: éduque vs éduqués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éduque is \e.dyk\ while éduqués is \e.dy.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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éduque is recorded at frequency rank #38,114, classified as averb, pronounced \e.dyk\. éduqués is at rank #28,802, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.dy.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 66916, this pair ranks #65,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of éduque vs éduqués
Shared letters: dqué. Private to "éduque": e. Private to "éduqués": s.
"éduque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "éduqués" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éduque" and "éduqués" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "éduque" or "éduqués"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "éduque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éduqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,724 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éduque" and "éduqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éduqués vs eunuques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,724 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.