Which to use
“inquiètes” is an adjective and “inquiétez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,724
- “inquiètes” frequency rank
- #11,789
- “inquiétez” frequency rank
- 22513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiètes | inquiétez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de inquiet. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de inquiéter. |
Where the eye mixes inquiètes and inquiétez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inquiètes and inquiétez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: inquiètes vs inquiétez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inquiètes is \ɛ̃.kjɛt\ while inquiétez is \ɛ̃.kje.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inquiètes is recorded at frequency rank #10,724, classified as anadj, 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 22513, this pair ranks #357,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inquiètes vs inquiétez
Shared letters: einqtu. Private to "inquiètes": sè. Private to "inquiétez": zé.
"inquiètes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC · "inquiétez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inquiètes" and "inquiétez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "inquiètes" or "inquiétez" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "inquiètes" and "inquiétez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inquiètes" 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 #357,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiètes" and "inquiétez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétée vs inquiétez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #357,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.