Which to use
“inquiétant” and “inquiétante” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,868
- “inquiétant” frequency rank
- #15,168
- “inquiétante” frequency rank
- 24036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiétant | inquiétante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui cause de l’inquiétude. | Féminin singulier de inquiétant. |
Where the eye mixes inquiétant and inquiétante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inquiétant runs 10 letters (VCCVVVCVCC) against inquiétante's 11 (VCCVVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inquiétant and inquiétante
A purely visual mix-up. inquiétant (\ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃\) and inquiétante (\ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃t\) 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 extra letter(s) - “inquiétant” sits inside “inquiétante”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiétant is recorded at frequency rank #8,868, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃\. inquiétante is at rank #15,168, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃t\.
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 24036, this pair ranks #349,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inquiétant vs inquiétante
Shared letters: ainqtué. Private to "inquiétant": -. Private to "inquiétante": e.
"inquiétant" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVCVCC · "inquiétante" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inquiétant" and "inquiétante" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "inquiétant" vs "inquiétante" - 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 "inquiétant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiétante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiétant" and "inquiétante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétaient vs inquiétant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #349,015 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.