Which to use
“incohérence” is a noun and “incohérente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,590
- “incohérence” frequency rank
- #44,501
- “incohérente” frequency rank
- 67091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incohérence | incohérente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État de ce qui est incohérent. | Féminin singulier de incohérent. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set incohérence and incohérente apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incohérence is \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃s\ while incohérente is \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “incohérence” becomes t in “incohérente”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67091, 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\. incohérente is at rank #44,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃t\.
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 67091, this pair ranks #64,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incohérence vs incohérente
Shared letters: cehinoré. Private to "incohérence": -. Private to "incohérente": t.
"incohérence" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "incohérente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering incohérence vs incohérente
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “incohérence”; for an adjective, it's “incohérente”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “incohérence” entry
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