Which to use
“inégal” and “inégaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,490
- “inégal” frequency rank
- #42,410
- “inégaux” frequency rank
- 69900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inégal | inégaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas égal ; qui n’est pas de même étendue, de même durée, de même valeur, de même intensité, etc. | Masculin pluriel de inégal. |
Where the eye mixes inégal and inégaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inégal runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against inégaux's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inégal and inégaux
A purely visual mix-up. inégal (\i.ne.ɡal\) and inégaux (\i.ne.ɡo\) 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 69900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inégal is recorded at frequency rank #27,490, classified as anadj, pronounced \i.ne.ɡal\. inégaux is at rank #42,410, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.ne.ɡo\.
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 69900, this pair ranks #53,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of inégal vs inégaux
Shared letters: aginé. Private to "inégal": l. Private to "inégaux": ux.
"inégal" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "inégaux" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inégal" and "inégaux" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "inégal" or "inégaux" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "inégal" and "inégaux" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inégal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inégaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inégal" and "inégaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "illegal vs inégal". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.