Which to use
“inquiet” and “inquiètes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,979
- “inquiet” frequency rank
- #10,724
- “inquiètes” frequency rank
- 18703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiet | inquiètes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En parlant d'une émotion ou d'une activité, qui prive du repos moral ou psychologique. | Féminin pluriel de inquiet. |
Where the eye mixes inquiet and inquiètes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inquiet runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against inquiètes's 9 (VCCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inquiet and inquiètes
A purely visual mix-up. inquiet (\ɛ̃.kjɛ\) and inquiètes (\ɛ̃.kjɛt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiet is recorded at frequency rank #7,979, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kjɛ\. inquiètes is at rank #10,724, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kjɛt\.
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 18703, this pair ranks #376,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inquiet vs inquiètes
Shared letters: einqtu. Private to "inquiet": -. Private to "inquiètes": sè.
"inquiet" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "inquiètes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inquiet ← innquiet · inqiuet · inqquiet · inqueit · inquiett · inquite · inuqiet · iqnuiet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inquiet" and "inquiètes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "inquiet" vs "inquiètes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiètes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,985 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiet" and "inquiètes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétée vs inquiètes". 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 #376,985 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.