photographiquevsphotographiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,327
“photographique” frequency rank
#20,816
“photographiques” frequency rank
35143
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature photographique photographiques
Definition Qui est relatif à la photographie. Pluriel de photographique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set photographique and photographiques apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
photographique
15 ch
photographiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. photographique and photographiques are pronounced identically (\fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\) 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) - “photographique” sits inside “photographiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

photographique is recorded at frequency rank #14,327, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. photographiques is at rank #20,816, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\.

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 35143, this pair ranks #278,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of photographique vs photographiques

Shared letters: aeghiopqrtu. Private to "photographique": -. Private to "photographiques": s.

"photographique" · 14 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "photographiques" · 15 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • photographiquehpotographique · phhotographique · phootgraphique · photgoraphique · photogarphique · photoggraphique · photograhpique · photographhique
  • photographiqueshpotographiques · phhotographiques · phootgraphiques · photgoraphiques · photogarphiques · photoggraphiques · photograhpiques · photographhiques

Frequency comparison

photographique#14,327
photographiques#20,816

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "photographique" and "photographiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\fɔ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fik\), 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, "photographique" or "photographiques"?
"photographique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,327 in our French list, against #20,816 for "photographiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering photographique vs photographiques

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 “photographique” 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