Which to use
“incohérences” is a noun and “incohérents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,581
- “incohérences” frequency rank
- #49,715
- “incohérents” frequency rank
- 73296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incohérences | incohérents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de incohérence. | Masculin pluriel de incohérent. |
Where the eye mixes incohérences and incohérents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. incohérences runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCVCCVC) against incohérents's 11 (VCCVCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses incohérences with incohérents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incohérences is \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃s\ while incohérents is \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incohérences is recorded at frequency rank #23,581, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃s\. incohérents is at rank #49,715, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃\.
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 73296, this pair ranks #40,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incohérences vs incohérents
Shared letters: cehinorsé. Private to "incohérences": -. Private to "incohérents": t.
"incohérences" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC · "incohérents" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incohérences" and "incohérents" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "incohérences" or "incohérents"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incohérences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incohérents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incohérences" and "incohérents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incohérente vs incohérents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.