Which to use
“inquiéter” and “inquiétez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,516
- “inquiéter” frequency rank
- #11,789
- “inquiétez” frequency rank
- 18305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiéter | inquiétez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre inquiet. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inquiéter. |
Same sound, different letters: inquiéter vs inquiétez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. inquiéter and inquiétez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - inquiéter / inquiétez
This is the hard kind. inquiéter and inquiétez are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.kje.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “inquiéter” becomes z in “inquiétez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiéter is recorded at frequency rank #6,516, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.kje.te\. 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 18305, this pair ranks #379,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inquiéter vs inquiétez
Shared letters: einqtué. Private to "inquiéter": r. Private to "inquiétez": z.
"inquiéter" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC · "inquiétez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inquiéter" for "inquiétez" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiéter" 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 #379,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiéter" and "inquiétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétée vs inquiétez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #379,003 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.