pornographiquevspornographiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,728
“pornographique” frequency rank
#27,573
“pornographiques” frequency rank
49301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pornographique pornographiques
Definition Qui se rapporte à la pornographie. Pluriel de pornographique.

Where the spellings diverge

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

14 ch
pornographique
15 ch
pornographiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. pornographique and pornographiques are pronounced identically (\pɔʁ.nɔ.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) - “pornographique” sits inside “pornographiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pornographique is recorded at frequency rank #21,728, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔʁ.nɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. pornographiques is at rank #27,573, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pɔʁ.nɔ.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 49301, this pair ranks #171,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pornographique vs pornographiques

Shared letters: aeghinopqru. Private to "pornographique": -. Private to "pornographiques": s.

"pornographique" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "pornographiques" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pornographiqueoprnographique · ponrographique · porngoraphique · pornnographique · pornogarphique · pornoggraphique · pornograhpique · pornographhique
  • pornographiquesoprnographiques · ponrographiques · porngoraphiques · pornnographiques · pornogarphiques · pornoggraphiques · pornograhpiques · pornographhiques

Frequency comparison

pornographique#21,728
pornographiques#27,573

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pornographique" and "pornographiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\pɔʁ.nɔ.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, "pornographique" or "pornographiques"?
"pornographique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,728 in our French list, against #27,573 for "pornographiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pornographique vs pornographiques

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 “pornographique” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list