Which to use
“incomplète” and “incomplets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,735
- “incomplète” frequency rank
- #42,943
- “incomplets” frequency rank
- 60678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incomplète | incomplets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de incomplet. | Masculin pluriel de incomplet. |
Where the eye mixes incomplète and incomplets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. incomplète (VCCVCCCVCV) and incomplets (VCCVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses incomplète with incomplets
A purely visual mix-up. incomplète (\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛt\) and incomplets (\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60678, 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\. incomplets is at rank #42,943, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛ\.
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 60678, this pair ranks #96,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incomplète vs incomplets
Shared letters: ceilmnopt. Private to "incomplète": è. Private to "incomplets": s.
"incomplète" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV · "incomplets" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incomplets ← icnomplets · inccomplets · incmoplets · incomlpets · incommplets · incompelts · incomplest · incompletss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incomplète" for "incomplets" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incomplète" vs "incomplets" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incomplète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incomplets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incomplète" and "incomplets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incomplètes vs incomplets". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #96,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.