topographiquevstopographiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“topographique” and “topographiques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,007
“topographique” frequency rank
#38,574
“topographiques” frequency rank
68581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature topographique topographiques
Definition Relatif à la topographie. Pluriel de topographique.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set topographique and topographiques apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
topographique
14 ch
topographiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. topographique and topographiques are pronounced identically (\tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\) 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) - “topographique” sits inside “topographiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

topographique is recorded at frequency rank #30,007, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. topographiques is at rank #38,574, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\.

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 68581, this pair ranks #58,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of topographique vs topographiques

Shared letters: aeghiopqrtu. Private to "topographique": -. Private to "topographiques": s.

"topographique" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "topographiques" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • topographiqueotpographique · toopgraphique · topgoraphique · topogarphique · topoggraphique · topograhpique · topographhique · topographiqeu
  • topographiquesotpographiques · toopgraphiques · topgoraphiques · topogarphiques · topoggraphiques · topograhpiques · topographhiques · topographiqeus

Frequency comparison

topographique#30,007
topographiques#38,574

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "topographique" and "topographiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\tɔ.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\), 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, "topographique" or "topographiques"?
"topographique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,007 in our French list, against #38,574 for "topographiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering topographique vs topographiques

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 “topographique” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list