Which to use
“énergétique” and “énergétiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,201
- “énergétique” frequency rank
- #12,288
- “énergétiques” frequency rank
- 16489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énergétique | énergétiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est en rapport positif avec l’énergie ; qui contient de l’énergie. | Pluriel de énergétique. |
Same sound, different letters: énergétique vs énergétiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. énergétique runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCVCVV) against énergétiques's 12 (VCVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - énergétique and énergétiques
This is the hard kind. énergétique and énergétiques are pronounced identically (\e.nɛʁ.ʒe.tik\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “énergétique” sits inside “énergétiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énergétique is recorded at frequency rank #4,201, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.nɛʁ.ʒe.tik\. énergétiques is at rank #12,288, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.nɛʁ.ʒe.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 16489, this pair ranks #387,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of énergétique vs énergétiques
Shared letters: eginqrtué. Private to "énergétique": -. Private to "énergétiques": s.
"énergétique" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVV · "énergétiques" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"énergétique" and "énergétiques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "énergétique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "énergétiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énergétique" and "énergétiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énergétiques vs énergiques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #387,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.