tchèquevstchèquesWhat's the difference?

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tchèque and tchèques apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
tchèque
8 ch
tchèques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

tchèque#7,253
tchèques#22,433

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tchèque" and "tchèques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\tʃɛk\), 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, "tchèque" or "tchèques"?
"tchèque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,253 in our French list, against #22,433 for "tchèques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tchèque vs tchèques

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list