Which to use
“énigmatique” and “énigmatiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,515
- “énigmatique” frequency rank
- #48,876
- “énigmatiques” frequency rank
- 70391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énigmatique | énigmatiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui renferme une énigme ou qui tient de l’énigme. | Pluriel de énigmatique. |
Same sound, different letters: énigmatique vs énigmatiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. énigmatique runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCVCVV) against énigmatiques's 12 (VCVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - énigmatique and énigmatiques
This is the hard kind. énigmatique and énigmatiques are pronounced identically (\e.niɡ.ma.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) - “énigmatique” sits inside “énigmatiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énigmatique is recorded at frequency rank #21,515, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.niɡ.ma.tik\. énigmatiques is at rank #48,876, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.niɡ.ma.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 70391, this pair ranks #51,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of énigmatique vs énigmatiques
Shared letters: aegimnqtué. Private to "énigmatique": -. Private to "énigmatiques": s.
"énigmatique" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVV · "énigmatiques" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "énigmatique" and "énigmatiques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "énigmatique" or "énigmatiques" show up more?
What to do next
"énigmatique" and "énigmatiques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "énigmatique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "énigmatiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #51,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.