Which to use
“incomplète” and “incomplètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,735
- “incomplète” frequency rank
- #31,075
- “incomplètes” frequency rank
- 48810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incomplète | incomplètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de incomplet. | Féminin pluriel de incomplet. |
Same sound, different letters: incomplète vs incomplètes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. incomplète runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVCV) against incomplètes's 11 (VCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - incomplète / incomplètes
This is the hard kind. incomplète and incomplètes are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛt\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “incomplète” sits inside “incomplètes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incomplète is recorded at frequency rank #17,735, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛt\. incomplètes is at rank #31,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛt\.
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 48810, this pair ranks #175,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incomplète vs incomplètes
Shared letters: ceilmnoptè. Private to "incomplète": -. Private to "incomplètes": s.
"incomplète" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV · "incomplètes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incomplète" and "incomplètes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "incomplète" or "incomplètes"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "incomplète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incomplètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incomplète" and "incomplètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incomplètes vs incomplets". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #175,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.