Which to use
“tchèque” and “tchèques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,253
- “tchèque” frequency rank
- #22,433
- “tchèques” frequency rank
- 29686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tchèque | tchèques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux Tchèques, leur pays, leur langue, leur culture. | Pluriel de tchèque. |
Same sound, different letters: tchèque vs tchèques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. tchèque runs 7 letters (CCCVCVV) against tchèques's 8 (CCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - tchèque / tchèques
This is the hard kind. tchèque and tchèques are pronounced identically (\tʃɛk\) 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) - “tchèque” sits inside “tchèques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tchèque is recorded at frequency rank #7,253, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʃɛk\. tchèques is at rank #22,433, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʃɛk\.
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 29686, this pair ranks #315,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tchèque vs tchèques
Shared letters: cehqtuè. Private to "tchèque": -. Private to "tchèques": s.
"tchèque" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVV · "tchèques" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tchèque" and "tchèques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tchèque" vs "tchèques" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "tchèque" / "tchèques". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tchèque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tchèques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,113 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tchèque" and "tchèques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "check vs tchèques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,113 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.