Which to use
“inquiétant” and “inquiétantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,868
- “inquiétant” frequency rank
- #27,848
- “inquiétantes” frequency rank
- 36716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiétant | inquiétantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui cause de l’inquiétude. | Féminin pluriel de inquiétant. |
Where the eye mixes inquiétant and inquiétantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inquiétant runs 10 letters (VCCVVVCVCC) against inquiétantes's 12 (VCCVVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: inquiétant vs inquiétantes
A purely visual mix-up. inquiétant (\ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃\) and inquiétantes (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “inquiétant” sits inside “inquiétantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36716, 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\. inquiétantes is at rank #27,848, 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 36716, this pair ranks #267,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inquiétant vs inquiétantes
Shared letters: ainqtué. Private to "inquiétant": -. Private to "inquiétantes": es.
"inquiétant" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVCVCC · "inquiétantes" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inquiétant" for "inquiétantes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "inquiétant" vs "inquiétantes" - 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 "inquiétant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiétantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiétant" and "inquiétantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétantes vs inquiétants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,623 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.