paralympiquevsparalympiquesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: paralympique is a adjective, paralympiques is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“paralympique” is an adjective and “paralympiques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,392
“paralympique” frequency rank
#17,218
“paralympiques” frequency rank
50610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paralympique paralympiques
Definition Qui est propre ou relatif aux Jeux paralympiques. Jeux paralympiques.

Where the spellings diverge

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

12 ch
paralympique
13 ch
paralympiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: paralympique and paralympiques carry the same recorded pronunciation, \pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\. 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) - “paralympique” sits inside “paralympiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paralympique is recorded at frequency rank #33,392, classified as anadj, pronounced \pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\. paralympiques is at rank #17,218, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.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 50610, this pair ranks #161,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of paralympique vs paralympiques

Shared letters: aeilmpqruy. Private to "paralympique": -. Private to "paralympiques": s.

"paralympique" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVV  ·  "paralympiques" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paralympiqueapralympique · paarlympique · parallympique · paralmypique · paralymipque · paralymmpique · paralympiqeu · paralympiqque
  • paralympiquesapralympiques · paarlympiques · parallympiques · paralmypiques · paralymipques · paralymmpiques · paralympiqeus · paralympiqques

Frequency comparison

paralympique#33,392
paralympiques#17,218

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "paralympique" and "paralympiques" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "paralympique" is an adjective and "paralympiques" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "paralympique" or "paralympiques"?
"paralympiques" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,218 in our French list, against #33,392 for "paralympique". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering paralympique vs paralympiques

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “paralympique”; for a noun, it's “paralympiques”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “paralympique” 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