pragmatiquevspragmatiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,447
“pragmatique” frequency rank
#32,961
“pragmatiques” frequency rank
46408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pragmatique pragmatiques
Definition Qualifie le choix d'une décision, d'une action, ou directement la décision ou l'action, adaptée au but recherché, qui s’impose immédiatement, qui s’avère plus pratique plus efficace. Pluriel de pragmatique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set pragmatique and pragmatiques apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
pragmatique
12 ch
pragmatiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. pragmatique and pragmatiques are pronounced identically (\pʁaɡ.ma.tik\) 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) - “pragmatique” sits inside “pragmatiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pragmatique is recorded at frequency rank #13,447, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁaɡ.ma.tik\. pragmatiques is at rank #32,961, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁaɡ.ma.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 46408, this pair ranks #195,199 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pragmatique vs pragmatiques

Shared letters: aegimpqrtu. Private to "pragmatique": -. Private to "pragmatiques": s.

"pragmatique" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVV  ·  "pragmatiques" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pragmatiquepargmatique · ppragmatique · pragamtique · praggmatique · pragmaitque · pragmatiqeu · pragmatiqque · pragmatiuqe
  • pragmatiquespargmatiques · ppragmatiques · pragamtiques · praggmatiques · pragmaitques · pragmatiqeus · pragmatiqques · pragmatiquess

Frequency comparison

pragmatique#13,447
pragmatiques#32,961

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pragmatique" and "pragmatiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\pʁaɡ.ma.tik\), 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, "pragmatique" or "pragmatiques"?
"pragmatique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,447 in our French list, against #32,961 for "pragmatiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering pragmatique vs pragmatiques

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 “pragmatique” 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