neurologiquevsneurologiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,540
“neurologique” frequency rank
#28,263
“neurologiques” frequency rank
55803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neurologique neurologiques
Definition Relatif à la neurologie ou aux neurologues. Pluriel de neurologique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set neurologique and neurologiques apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
neurologique
13 ch
neurologiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. neurologique and neurologiques are pronounced identically (\nø.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) - “neurologique” sits inside “neurologiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neurologique is recorded at frequency rank #27,540, classified as anadj, pronounced \nø.ʁɔ.lɔ.ʒik\. neurologiques is at rank #28,263, tagged as anadj, pronounced \nø.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 55803, this pair ranks #125,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of neurologique vs neurologiques

Shared letters: egilnoqru. Private to "neurologique": -. Private to "neurologiques": s.

"neurologique" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVV  ·  "neurologiques" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neurologiqueenurologique · neruologique · neuorlogique · neurloogique · neurolgoique · neurollogique · neurologgique · neurologiqeu
  • neurologiquesenurologiques · neruologiques · neuorlogiques · neurloogiques · neurolgoiques · neurollogiques · neurologgiques · neurologiqeus

Frequency comparison

neurologique#27,540
neurologiques#28,263

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "neurologique" and "neurologiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\nø.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, "neurologique" or "neurologiques"?
"neurologique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,540 in our French list, against #28,263 for "neurologiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering neurologique vs neurologiques

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 “neurologique” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list