Which to use
“thématique” and “thématiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,088
- “thématique” frequency rank
- #10,959
- “thématiques” frequency rank
- 21047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thématique | thématiques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est en rapport avec un ou des thèmes. | Pluriel de thématique. |
Same sound, different letters: thématique vs thématiques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. thématique runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVV) against thématiques's 11 (CCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: thématique vs thématiques
This is the hard kind. thématique and thématiques are pronounced identically (\te.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) - “thématique” sits inside “thématiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thématique is recorded at frequency rank #10,088, classified as anadj, pronounced \te.ma.tik\. thématiques is at rank #10,959, tagged as anadj, pronounced \te.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 21047, this pair ranks #365,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of thématique vs thématiques
Shared letters: aehimqtué. Private to "thématique": -. Private to "thématiques": s.
"thématique" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV · "thématiques" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thématique" and "thématiques" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "thématique" vs "thématiques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "thématique" / "thématiques". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "thématique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thématiques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
Confusion rank #365,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.