Which to use
“incohérente” and “incohérents” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,501
- “incohérente” frequency rank
- #49,715
- “incohérents” frequency rank
- 94216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incohérente | incohérents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de incohérent. | Masculin pluriel de incohérent. |
Where the eye mixes incohérente and incohérents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. incohérente (VCCVCVCVCCV) and incohérents (VCCVCVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses incohérente with incohérents
A purely visual mix-up. incohérente (\ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃t\) and incohérents (\ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “incohérente” becomes s in “incohérents”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incohérente is recorded at frequency rank #44,501, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ.e.ʁɑ̃t\. 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 94216, this pair ranks #1,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incohérente vs incohérents
Shared letters: cehinorté. Private to "incohérente": -. Private to "incohérents": s.
"incohérente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "incohérents" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incohérente" and "incohérents" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "incohérente" or "incohérents"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "incohérente" 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 #1,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incohérente" and "incohérents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incohérent vs incohérents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,780 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.