Which to use
“panique” is an adjective and “paniques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,056
- “panique” frequency rank
- #46,940
- “paniques” frequency rank
- 51996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | panique | paniques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a un rapport avec le dieu Pan ou les forces de la nature. | Pluriel de panique. |
Same sound, different letters: panique vs paniques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. panique runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against paniques's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: panique vs paniques
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: panique and paniques carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pa.nik\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “panique” sits inside “paniques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
panique is recorded at frequency rank #5,056, classified as anadj, pronounced \pa.nik\. paniques is at rank #46,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.nik\.
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 51996, this pair ranks #150,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of panique vs paniques
Shared letters: aeinpqu. Private to "panique": -. Private to "paniques": s.
"panique" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "paniques" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "panique" and "paniques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "panique" or "paniques"?
What to do next
"panique" and "paniques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "panique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paniques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "panique" and "paniques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paniques vs piqués". 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 #150,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.