géographiquevsgéographiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“géographique” and “géographiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,139
“géographique” frequency rank
#10,334
“géographiques” frequency rank
15473
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature géographique géographiques
Definition Relatif à la géographie. Pluriel de géographique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set géographique and géographiques apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
géographique
13 ch
géographiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. géographique and géographiques are pronounced identically (\ʒe.ɔ.ɡʁa.fik\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “géographique” sits inside “géographiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

géographique is recorded at frequency rank #5,139, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʒe.ɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. géographiques is at rank #10,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʒe.ɔ.ɡʁa.fik\.

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 15473, this pair ranks #392,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of géographique vs géographiques

Shared letters: aeghiopqrué. Private to "géographique": -. Private to "géographiques": s.

"géographique" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "géographiques" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

géographique#5,139
géographiques#10,334

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "géographique" and "géographiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʒe.ɔ.ɡʁa.fik\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "géographique" or "géographiques"?
"géographique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,139 in our French list, against #10,334 for "géographiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering géographique vs géographiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “géographique” 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