Which to use
“incohérence” and “incohérences” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,590
- “incohérence” frequency rank
- #23,581
- “incohérences” frequency rank
- 46171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incohérence | incohérences |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État de ce qui est incohérent. | Pluriel de incohérence. |
Same sound, different letters: incohérence vs incohérences
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. incohérence runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCCV) against incohérences's 12 (VCCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - incohérence / incohérences
This is the hard kind. incohérence and incohérences are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃s\) 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) - “incohérence” sits inside “incohérences”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incohérence is recorded at frequency rank #22,590, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃s\. incohérences is at rank #23,581, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃s\.
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 46171, this pair ranks #197,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incohérence vs incohérences
Shared letters: cehinoré. Private to "incohérence": -. Private to "incohérences": s.
"incohérence" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "incohérences" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incohérence" and "incohérences" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "incohérence" or "incohérences" show up more?
After this comparison
"incohérence" and "incohérences" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "incohérence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incohérences" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incohérence" and "incohérences" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incohérences vs incohérents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #197,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.