Which to use
“enquêtes” is a noun and “enquêteur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,937
- “enquêtes” frequency rank
- #17,417
- “enquêteur” frequency rank
- 22354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enquêtes | enquêteur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de enquête. | Qui enquête |
Where the eye mixes enquêtes and enquêteur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enquêtes runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against enquêteur's 9 (VCCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enquêtes and enquêteur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enquêtes is \ɑ̃.kɛt\ while enquêteur is \ɑ̃.kɛ.tœʁ\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enquêtes is recorded at frequency rank #4,937, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɛt\. enquêteur is at rank #17,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɛ.tœʁ\.
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 22354, this pair ranks #358,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enquêtes vs enquêteur
Shared letters: enqtuê. Private to "enquêtes": s. Private to "enquêteur": r.
"enquêtes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "enquêteur" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enquêtes" and "enquêteur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enquêtes" or "enquêteur"?
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 "enquêtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enquêteur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enquêtes" and "enquêteur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enquêtent vs enquêteur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #358,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.