Which to use
“inquiètes” and “inquiets” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,724
- “inquiètes” frequency rank
- #14,707
- “inquiets” frequency rank
- 25431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inquiètes | inquiets |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de inquiet. | Masculin pluriel de inquiet. |
Where the eye mixes inquiètes and inquiets
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inquiètes runs 9 letters (VCCVVVCVC) against inquiets's 8 (VCCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses inquiètes with inquiets
A purely visual mix-up. inquiètes (\ɛ̃.kjɛt\) and inquiets (\ɛ̃.kjɛ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25431, 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\. inquiets is at rank #14,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.kjɛ\.
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 25431, this pair ranks #340,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inquiètes vs inquiets
Shared letters: einqstu. Private to "inquiètes": è. Private to "inquiets": -.
"inquiètes" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVVCVC · "inquiets" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inquiets ← innquiets · inqiuets · inqquiets · inqueits · inquiest · inquietss · inquietts · inquites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inquiètes" for "inquiets" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "inquiètes" or "inquiets" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "inquiètes" and "inquiets" 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 "inquiets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #340,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inquiètes" and "inquiets" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inquiétée vs inquiets". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #340,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.