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Which to use

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

#42,090
“toxicomane” frequency rank
#40,055
“toxicomanes” frequency rank
82145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toxicomane toxicomanes
Definition Consommateur abusif d'une ou plusieurs substances toxiques (analgésiques, psychotropes, excitants, etc.) sans justification thérapeutique. Pluriel de toxicomane.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set toxicomane and toxicomanes apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
toxicomane
11 ch
toxicomanes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. toxicomane and toxicomanes are pronounced identically (\tɔk.si.ko.man\) and both work as anoun. 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) - “toxicomane” sits inside “toxicomanes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

toxicomane is recorded at frequency rank #42,090, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔk.si.ko.man\. toxicomanes is at rank #40,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔk.si.ko.man\.

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 82145, this pair ranks #17,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of toxicomane vs toxicomanes

Shared letters: aceimnotx. Private to "toxicomane": -. Private to "toxicomanes": s.

"toxicomane" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV  ·  "toxicomanes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toxicomaneotxicomane · toixcomane · toxciomane · toxiccomane · toxicmoane · toxicoamne · toxicomaen · toxicomanne
  • toxicomanesotxicomanes · toixcomanes · toxciomanes · toxiccomanes · toxicmoanes · toxicoamnes · toxicomaens · toxicomaness

Frequency comparison

toxicomane#42,090
toxicomanes#40,055

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "toxicomane" and "toxicomanes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\tɔk.si.ko.man\), 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, "toxicomane" or "toxicomanes"?
"toxicomanes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,055 in our French list, against #42,090 for "toxicomane". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering toxicomane vs toxicomanes

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 “toxicomane” 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