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“incomplètes” and “incomplets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,075
“incomplètes” frequency rank
#42,943
“incomplets” frequency rank
74018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incomplètes incomplets
Definition Féminin pluriel de incomplet. Masculin pluriel de incomplet.

Where the eye mixes incomplètes and incomplets

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. incomplètes runs 11 letters (VCCVCCCVCVC) against incomplets's 10 (VCCVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
incomplètes
10 ch
incomplets

Look-alike desk: incomplètes vs incomplets

A purely visual mix-up. incomplètes (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incomplètes is recorded at frequency rank #31,075, 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 74018, this pair ranks #38,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incomplètes vs incomplets

Shared letters: ceilmnopst. Private to "incomplètes": è. Private to "incomplets": -.

"incomplètes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC  ·  "incomplets" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incomplets ← icnomplets · inccomplets · incmoplets · incomlpets · incommplets · incompelts · incomplest · incompletss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incomplètes" and "incomplets" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛt\ versus \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.plɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incomplètes" vs "incomplets" - which ranks higher?
"incomplètes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,075 in our French list, against #42,943 for "incomplets". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "incomplètes" and "incomplets" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "incomplètes" 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 #38,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incomplètes" and "incomplets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incomplet 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 #38,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list