Which to use
“fréquence” is a noun and “fréquents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,077
- “fréquence” frequency rank
- #10,709
- “fréquents” frequency rank
- 14786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fréquence | fréquents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Répétition incessante et régulière d’une action ou d’un fait. | Masculin pluriel de fréquent. |
Where the eye mixes fréquence and fréquents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. fréquence (CCVCVVCCV) and fréquents (CCVCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fréquence vs fréquents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fréquence is \fʁe.kɑ̃s\ while fréquents is \fʁe.kɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fréquence is recorded at frequency rank #4,077, classified as anoun, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃s\. fréquents is at rank #10,709, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fʁe.kɑ̃\.
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 14786, this pair ranks #395,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fréquence vs fréquents
Shared letters: efnqrué. Private to "fréquence": c. Private to "fréquents": st.
"fréquence" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV · "fréquents" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fréquence" and "fréquents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fréquence" or "fréquents"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fréquents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fréquence" and "fréquents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fréquentées vs fréquents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #395,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.