microscopiquevsmicroscopiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,190
“microscopique” frequency rank
#37,426
“microscopiques” frequency rank
71616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature microscopique microscopiques
Definition Qui se fait avec le secours du microscope. Pluriel de microscopique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set microscopique and microscopiques apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
microscopique
14 ch
microscopiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. microscopique and microscopiques are pronounced identically (\mi.kʁɔs.kɔ.pik\) 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) - “microscopique” sits inside “microscopiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

microscopique is recorded at frequency rank #34,190, classified as anadj, pronounced \mi.kʁɔs.kɔ.pik\. microscopiques is at rank #37,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mi.kʁɔs.kɔ.pik\.

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 71616, this pair ranks #46,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of microscopique vs microscopiques

Shared letters: ceimopqrsu. Private to "microscopique": -. Private to "microscopiques": -.

"microscopique" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVV  ·  "microscopiques" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • microscopiqueimcroscopique · mciroscopique · miccroscopique · micorscopique · microcsopique · microsccopique · microscoipque · microscopiqeu
  • microscopiquesimcroscopiques · mciroscopiques · miccroscopiques · micorscopiques · microcsopiques · microsccopiques · microscoipques · microscopiqeus

Frequency comparison

microscopique#34,190
microscopiques#37,426

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "microscopique" and "microscopiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\mi.kʁɔs.kɔ.pik\), 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, "microscopique" or "microscopiques"?
"microscopique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,190 in our French list, against #37,426 for "microscopiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering microscopique vs microscopiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “microscopique” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list