météorologiquevsmétéorologiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“météorologique” and “météorologiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,918
“météorologique” frequency rank
#11,812
“météorologiques” frequency rank
31730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature météorologique météorologiques
Definition Qui concerne les météores et les variations de l’atmosphère. Pluriel de météorologique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set météorologique and météorologiques apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
météorologique
15 ch
météorologiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. météorologique and météorologiques are pronounced identically (\me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “météorologique” sits inside “météorologiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

météorologique is recorded at frequency rank #19,918, classified as anadj, pronounced \me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. météorologiques is at rank #11,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced \me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\.

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 31730, this pair ranks #301,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of météorologique vs météorologiques

Shared letters: egilmoqrtué. Private to "météorologique": -. Private to "météorologiques": s.

"météorologique" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCVV  ·  "météorologiques" · 15 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

météorologique#19,918
météorologiques#11,812

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "météorologique" and "météorologiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\me.te.ɔ.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "météorologique" or "météorologiques"?
"météorologiques" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,812 in our French list, against #19,918 for "météorologique". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering météorologique vs météorologiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list