Which to use
“productifs” and “productives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,660
- “productifs” frequency rank
- #24,727
- “productives” frequency rank
- 47387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | productifs | productives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de productif. | Féminin pluriel de productif. |
Where the eye mixes productifs and productives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. productifs runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCC) against productives's 11 (CCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between productifs and productives
A purely visual mix-up. productifs (\pʁɔ.dyk.tif\) and productives (\pʁɔ.dyk.tiv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
productifs is recorded at frequency rank #22,660, classified as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.dyk.tif\. productives is at rank #24,727, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁɔ.dyk.tiv\.
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 47387, this pair ranks #187,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of productifs vs productives
Shared letters: cdioprstu. Private to "productifs": f. Private to "productives": ev.
"productifs" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC · "productives" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- productifs ← porductifs · pproductifs · prdouctifs · prodcutifs · prodductifs · producctifs · producitfs · productfis
- productives ← porductives · pproductives · prdouctives · prodcutives · prodductives · producctives · producitves · productievs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "productifs" for "productives" ever safe?
Frequency check: "productifs" vs "productives" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "productifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "productives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,380 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "productifs" and "productives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "productives vs productrices". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #187,380 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.