Which to use
“phonétique” is an adjective and “phonétiques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,110
- “phonétique” frequency rank
- #49,272
- “phonétiques” frequency rank
- 70382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | phonétique | phonétiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux sons, plus précisément aux phones, d’une langue. | Pluriel de phonétique. |
Same sound, different letters: phonétique vs phonétiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. phonétique runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVV) against phonétiques's 11 (CCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - phonétique / phonétiques
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: phonétique and phonétiques carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔ.ne.tik\. 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) - “phonétique” sits inside “phonétiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
phonétique is recorded at frequency rank #21,110, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɔ.ne.tik\. phonétiques is at rank #49,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ne.tik\.
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 70382, this pair ranks #51,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of phonétique vs phonétiques
Shared letters: ehinopqtué. Private to "phonétique": -. Private to "phonétiques": s.
"phonétique" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV · "phonétiques" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "phonétique" and "phonétiques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "phonétique" vs "phonétiques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"phonétique" and "phonétiques" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "phonétique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "phonétiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "phonétique" and "phonétiques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "phonétiques vs poétiques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,508 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.