extrémistevsextrémitésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extrémiste is a adjective, extrémités is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“extrémiste” is an adjective and “extrémités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,482
“extrémiste” frequency rank
#12,380
“extrémités” frequency rank
30862
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extrémiste extrémités
Definition Qui tient de l’extrémisme. Pluriel de extrémité.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set extrémiste and extrémités apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
extrémiste
10 ch
extrémités

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extrémiste is \ɛk.stʁe.mist\ while extrémités is \ɛk.stʁe.mi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extrémiste is recorded at frequency rank #18,482, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛk.stʁe.mist\. extrémités is at rank #12,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛk.stʁe.mi.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 30862, this pair ranks #307,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extrémiste vs extrémités

Shared letters: eimrstxé. Private to "extrémiste": -. Private to "extrémités": -.

"extrémiste" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV  ·  "extrémités" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

extrémiste#18,482
extrémités#12,380

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extrémiste" and "extrémités" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extrémiste" is an adjective and "extrémités" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "extrémiste" or "extrémités"?
"extrémités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,380 in our French list, against #18,482 for "extrémiste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering extrémiste vs extrémités

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “extrémiste”; for a noun, it's “extrémités”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “extrémiste” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list