Which to use
“énergique” and “énergiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,547
- “énergique” frequency rank
- #41,609
- “énergiques” frequency rank
- 57156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énergique | énergiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a de l’énergie. | Pluriel de énergique. |
Same sound, different letters: énergique vs énergiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. énergique runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVV) against énergiques's 10 (VCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - énergique and énergiques
This is the hard kind. énergique and énergiques are pronounced identically (\e.nɛʁ.ʒik\) 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) - “énergique” sits inside “énergiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énergique is recorded at frequency rank #15,547, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.nɛʁ.ʒik\. énergiques is at rank #41,609, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.nɛʁ.ʒik\.
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 57156, this pair ranks #116,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of énergique vs énergiques
Shared letters: eginqrué. Private to "énergique": -. Private to "énergiques": s.
"énergique" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV · "énergiques" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "énergique" for "énergiques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "énergique" vs "énergiques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"énergique" and "énergiques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "énergique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "énergiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énergique" and "énergiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énergétiques vs énergiques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,712 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.