Which to use
“inquiétante” and “inquiétants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,168
- “inquiétante” frequency rank
- #32,861
- “inquiétants” frequency rank
- 48029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiétante | inquiétants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de inquiétant. | Masculin pluriel de inquiétant. |
Where the eye mixes inquiétante and inquiétants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inquiétante (VCCVVVCVCCV) and inquiétants (VCCVVVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: inquiétante vs inquiétants
A purely visual mix-up. inquiétante (\ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃t\) and inquiétants (\ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “inquiétante” becomes s in “inquiétants”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiétante is recorded at frequency rank #15,168, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃t\. inquiétants is at rank #32,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.tɑ̃\.
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 48029, this pair ranks #182,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inquiétante vs inquiétants
Shared letters: ainqtué. Private to "inquiétante": e. Private to "inquiétants": s.
"inquiétante" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVVCVCCV · "inquiétants" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inquiétante" for "inquiétants" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "inquiétante" and "inquiétants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiétante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiétants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,200 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiétante" and "inquiétants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétantes vs inquiétants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,200 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.