Which to use
“significatifs” and “significative” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,761
- “significatifs” frequency rank
- #7,377
- “significative” frequency rank
- 23138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | significatifs | significative |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de significatif. | Féminin singulier de significatif. |
Where the eye mixes significatifs and significative
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. significatifs (CVCCVCVCVCVCC) and significative (CVCCVCVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses significatifs with significative
A purely visual mix-up. significatifs (\si.ɲi.fi.ka.tif\) and significative (\si.ɲi.fi.ka.tiv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
significatifs is recorded at frequency rank #15,761, classified as anadj, pronounced \si.ɲi.fi.ka.tif\. significative is at rank #7,377, tagged as anadj, pronounced \si.ɲi.fi.ka.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 23138, this pair ranks #354,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of significatifs vs significative
Shared letters: acfginst. Private to "significatifs": -. Private to "significative": ev.
"significatifs" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCC · "significative" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- significatifs ← isgnificatifs · sginificatifs · siggnificatifs · siginficatifs · signfiicatifs · signifciatifs · signifficatifs · signifiactifs
- significative ← isgnificative · sginificative · siggnificative · siginficative · signfiicative · signifciative · signifficative · signifiactive
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "significatifs" and "significative" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "significatifs" or "significative"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "significatifs" and "significative" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "significatifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "significative" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,151 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "significatifs" and "significative" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "significatifs vs significatives". 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 #354,151 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.