Which to use
“pédagogique” and “pédagogiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,225
- “pédagogique” frequency rank
- #12,458
- “pédagogiques” frequency rank
- 19683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pédagogique | pédagogiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif à la pédagogie. | Pluriel de pédagogique. |
Same sound, different letters: pédagogique vs pédagogiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. pédagogique runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCVV) against pédagogiques's 12 (CVCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - pédagogique / pédagogiques
This is the hard kind. pédagogique and pédagogiques are pronounced identically (\pe.da.ɡɔ.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) - “pédagogique” sits inside “pédagogiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pédagogique is recorded at frequency rank #7,225, classified as anadj, pronounced \pe.da.ɡɔ.ʒik\. pédagogiques is at rank #12,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pe.da.ɡɔ.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 19683, this pair ranks #372,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pédagogique vs pédagogiques
Shared letters: adegiopqué. Private to "pédagogique": -. Private to "pédagogiques": s.
"pédagogique" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVV · "pédagogiques" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pédagogique" and "pédagogiques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pédagogique" vs "pédagogiques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "pédagogique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pédagogiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,048 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pédagogique" and "pédagogiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pédagogiques vs pédagogues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #372,048 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.