typographiquevstypographiquesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#35,318
“typographique” frequency rank
#43,711
“typographiques” frequency rank
79029
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature typographique typographiques
Definition Relatif à la typographie. Pluriel de typographique.

Where the spellings diverge

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

13 ch
typographique
14 ch
typographiques

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. typographique and typographiques are pronounced identically (\ti.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) - “typographique” sits inside “typographiques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

typographique is recorded at frequency rank #35,318, classified as anadj, pronounced \ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. typographiques is at rank #43,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ti.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 79029, this pair ranks #24,228 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of typographique vs typographiques

Shared letters: aeghiopqrtuy. Private to "typographique": -. Private to "typographiques": s.

"typographique" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "typographiques" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • typographiquetpyographique · ttypographique · tyopgraphique · typgoraphique · typogarphique · typoggraphique · typograhpique · typographhique
  • typographiquestpyographiques · ttypographiques · tyopgraphiques · typgoraphiques · typogarphiques · typoggraphiques · typograhpiques · typographhiques

Frequency comparison

typographique#35,318
typographiques#43,711

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "typographique" and "typographiques" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ti.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, "typographique" or "typographiques"?
"typographique" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,318 in our French list, against #43,711 for "typographiques". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering typographique vs typographiques

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 “typographique” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list