ingratvsingratsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,469
“ingrat” frequency rank
#32,447
“ingrats” frequency rank
52916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ingrat ingrats
Definition Qui n’a pas de reconnaissance, qui ne tient pas compte des bienfaits qu’il a reçus. Masculin pluriel de ingrat.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ingrat and ingrats apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
ingrat
7 ch
ingrats

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. ingrat and ingrats are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.ɡʁa\) 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) - “ingrat” sits inside “ingrats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ingrat is recorded at frequency rank #20,469, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.ɡʁa\. ingrats is at rank #32,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.ɡʁa\.

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 52916, this pair ranks #144,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ingrat vs ingrats

Shared letters: aginrt. Private to "ingrat": -. Private to "ingrats": s.

"ingrat" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "ingrats" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ingratignrat · ingart · inggrat · ingratt · ingrrat · ingrta · inngrat · inrgat
  • ingratsignrats · ingarts · inggrats · ingrast · ingratss · ingratts · ingrrats · ingrtas

Frequency comparison

ingrat#20,469
ingrats#32,447

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ingrat" and "ingrats" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.ɡʁa\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "ingrat" or "ingrats"?
"ingrat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,469 in our French list, against #32,447 for "ingrats". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ingrat vs ingrats

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ingrat” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list