identifiésvsidentiquesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: identifiés is a verb, identiques is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“identifiés” is a verb and “identiques” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,889
“identifiés” frequency rank
#7,194
“identiques” frequency rank
18083
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature identifiés identiques
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de identifier. Pluriel de identique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set identifiés and identiques apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
identifiés
10 ch
identiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: identifiés is \i.dɑ̃.ti.fje\ while identiques is \i.dɑ̃.tik\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

identifiés is recorded at frequency rank #10,889, classified as averb, pronounced \i.dɑ̃.ti.fje\. identiques is at rank #7,194, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.dɑ̃.tik\.

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 18083, this pair ranks #380,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of identifiés vs identiques

Shared letters: deinst. Private to "identifiés": . Private to "identiques": qu.

"identifiés" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC  ·  "identiques" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • identiquesdientiques · iddentiques · idenitques · idenntiques · identiqeus · identiqques · identiquess · identiquse

Frequency comparison

identifiés#10,889
identiques#7,194

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "identifiés" and "identiques" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "identifiés" is a verb and "identiques" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "identifiés" or "identiques"?
"identiques" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,194 in our French list, against #10,889 for "identifiés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering identifiés vs identiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “identifiés”; for an adjective, it's “identiques”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “identifiés” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list