hypothèque vs hypothèques

Which to use

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

#17,154
“hypothèque” frequency rank: #31,997
“hypothèques” frequency rank: 49151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	hypothèque	hypothèques
Definition	Accord entre celui qui emprunte de l’argent (le propriétaire) et celui qui fournit l’argent (le créancier). Si le montant d’argent (qui est égal à la valeur de la propriété) n’est pas remboursé, le créancier peut faire réaliser le bien, généralement par vente aux enchères, afin d'obtenir la somme qui lui est due. (En jargon juridique : droit réel qui grève les immeubles affectés à la sûreté, à l’acquittement d’une obligation, d’une dette, et qui les suit en quelques mains qu’ils passent.)	Pluriel de hypothèque.

Same sound, different letters: hypothèque vs hypothèques

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.

10 ch

hypothèque

11 ch

hypothèques

Homophone desk: hypothèque vs hypothèques

This is the hard kind. hypothèque and hypothèques are pronounced identically (\i.pɔ.tɛk\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “hypothèque” sits inside “hypothèques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hypothèque is recorded at frequency rank #17,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \i.pɔ.tɛk\. hypothèques is at rank #31,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced \i.pɔ.tɛk\.

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 49151, this pair ranks #173,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hypothèque vs hypothèques

Shared letters: ehopqtuyè. Private to "hypothèque": -. Private to "hypothèques": s.

"hypothèque" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "hypothèques" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hypothèque" and "hypothèques" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\i.pɔ.tɛk\), 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, "hypothèque" or "hypothèques"?

"hypothèque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,154 in our French list, against #31,997 for "hypothèques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

Full dictionary entry for "hypothèque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "hypothèques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #173,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"hypothèque" and "hypothèques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hypothéquer vs hypothèques". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #173,039 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.