Which to use
“enquête” and “équité” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,161
- “enquête” frequency rank
- #10,979
- “équité” frequency rank
- 12140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enquête | équité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recherche méthodique d’informations précises. | Sentiment naturel, spontané, du juste et de l’injuste. |
Where the eye mixes enquête and équité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. enquête runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against équité's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enquête with équité
A purely visual mix-up. enquête (\ɑ̃.kɛt\) and équité (\e.ki.te\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enquête is recorded at frequency rank #1,161, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɛt\. équité is at rank #10,979, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.ki.te\.
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 12140, this pair ranks #406,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enquête vs équité
Shared letters: qtu. Private to "enquête": enê. Private to "équité": ié.
"enquête" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "équité" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enquête" for "équité" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enquête" or "équité"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enquête" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "équité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enquête" and "équité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "équité vs esquivé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #406,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.