Which to use
“inquiète” is a noun and “inquiétez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,129
- “inquiète” frequency rank
- #11,789
- “inquiétez” frequency rank
- 13918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiète | inquiétez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne inquiète. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inquiéter. |
Where the eye mixes inquiète and inquiétez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inquiète runs 8 letters (VCCVVVCV) against inquiétez's 9 (VCCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inquiète and inquiétez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inquiète is \ɛ̃.kjɛt\ while inquiétez is \ɛ̃.kje.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiète is recorded at frequency rank #2,129, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.kjɛt\. inquiétez is at rank #11,789, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.te\.
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 13918, this pair ranks #398,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inquiète vs inquiétez
Shared letters: einqtu. Private to "inquiète": è. Private to "inquiétez": zé.
"inquiète" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCV · "inquiétez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inquiète" for "inquiétez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "inquiète" or "inquiétez" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiétez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiète" and "inquiétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétée vs inquiétez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #398,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.