Which to use
“incohérent” and “incohérente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,074
- “incohérent” frequency rank
- #44,501
- “incohérente” frequency rank
- 75575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incohérent | incohérente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui manque de cohérence, de suite, de liaison. | Féminin singulier de incohérent. |
Where the eye mixes incohérent and incohérente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. incohérent runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCC) against incohérente's 11 (VCCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses incohérent with incohérente
A purely visual mix-up. incohérent (\ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃\) and incohérente (\ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “incohérent” sits inside “incohérente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incohérent is recorded at frequency rank #31,074, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃\. 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 75575, this pair ranks #33,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incohérent vs incohérente
Shared letters: cehinorté. Private to "incohérent": -. Private to "incohérente": -.
"incohérent" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCC · "incohérente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incohérent" and "incohérente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "incohérent" or "incohérente" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "incohérent" and "incohérente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "incohérent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incohérente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incohérent" and "incohérente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incohérente vs incohérents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,663 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.