Which to use
“extrémistes” is an adjective and “extrémités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,705
- “extrémistes” frequency rank
- #12,380
- “extrémités” frequency rank
- 23085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extrémistes | extrémités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de extrémiste. | Pluriel de extrémité. |
Where the eye mixes extrémistes and extrémités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. extrémistes runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVCCVC) against extrémités's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses extrémistes with extrémités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: extrémistes is \ɛks.tʁe.mist\ while extrémités is \ɛk.stʁe.mi.te\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extrémistes is recorded at frequency rank #10,705, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛks.tʁe.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 23085, this pair ranks #354,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extrémistes vs extrémités
Shared letters: eimrstxé. Private to "extrémistes": -. Private to "extrémités": -.
"extrémistes" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC · "extrémités" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extrémistes" for "extrémités" ever safe?
Which is more common, "extrémistes" or "extrémités"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "extrémistes" and "extrémités" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "extrémistes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extrémités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extrémistes" and "extrémités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extraites vs extrémités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #354,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.