Which to use
“toxine” is a noun and “toxique” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,844
- “toxine” frequency rank
- #9,568
- “toxique” frequency rank
- 40412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toxine | toxique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poison produit par certains microbes, par certaines décompositions organiques ou par certains êtres vivants, tels que les bactéries, les insectes, les plantes et les reptiles. | Qui provoque des effets nocifs sur un organisme vivant, en perturbant ses fonctions biologiques ou en causant des lésions. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set toxine and toxique apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
toxine and toxique form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toxine is recorded at frequency rank #30,844, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔk.sin\. toxique is at rank #9,568, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɔk.sik\.
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 40412, this pair ranks #240,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toxine" and "toxique" be used interchangeably?
Remembering toxine vs toxique
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “toxine”; for an adjective, it's “toxique”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “toxine” entry
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