morphologiquevsmorphologiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,056
“morphologique” frequency rank
#35,606
“morphologiques” frequency rank
71662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature morphologique morphologiques
Definition Relatif à la forme d’un organisme, d’un mot, etc., à sa morphologie. Pluriel de morphologique.

Where the spellings diverge

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

13 ch
morphologique
14 ch
morphologiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. morphologique and morphologiques are pronounced identically (\mɔʁ.fɔ.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) - “morphologique” sits inside “morphologiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

morphologique is recorded at frequency rank #36,056, classified as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁ.fɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. morphologiques is at rank #35,606, tagged as anadj, pronounced \mɔʁ.fɔ.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 71662, this pair ranks #46,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of morphologique vs morphologiques

Shared letters: eghilmopqru. Private to "morphologique": -. Private to "morphologiques": s.

"morphologique" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVV  ·  "morphologiques" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • morphologiquemmorphologique · moprhologique · morhpologique · morphhologique · morphloogique · morpholgoique · morphollogique · morphologgique
  • morphologiquesmmorphologiques · moprhologiques · morhpologiques · morphhologiques · morphloogiques · morpholgoiques · morphollogiques · morphologgiques

Frequency comparison

morphologique#36,056
morphologiques#35,606

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "morphologique" and "morphologiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\mɔʁ.fɔ.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, "morphologique" or "morphologiques"?
"morphologiques" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,606 in our French list, against #36,056 for "morphologique". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering morphologique vs morphologiques

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 “morphologique” 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