Français homophones

2e/2ème/deuxième/deuxièmes/IIe

"2e" (#2,906 written frequency) beats "IIe" (#25,004) in this 5-word /\dø.zjɛm\/ cluster. Size rank #101 of 9,139 French groups.

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Frequency splits the cluster

These 5 spellings keep the same /\dø.zjɛm\/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "2e" leads at #2,906, with "IIe" trailing at #25,004.

Spelling pairs in this cluster

  • No shared spelling stem: "2e" is 2 letters, "2ème" is 4; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "2e" is 2 letters, "deuxième" is 8; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "2e" is 2 letters, "deuxièmes" is 9; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "2e" is 2 letters, "IIe" is 3; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "2ème" is 4 letters, "deuxième" is 8; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "2ème" is 4 letters, "deuxièmes" is 9; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "2ème" is 4 letters, "IIe" is 3; only the sound ties them.
  • Shared stem "deuxième" then splits - "deuxième" (8 letters) vs "deuxièmes" (9).
  • No shared spelling stem: "deuxième" is 8 letters, "IIe" is 3; only the sound ties them.
  • No shared spelling stem: "deuxièmes" is 9 letters, "IIe" is 3; only the sound ties them.

Orthographic DNA of this cluster

Shared letters across 2e, 2ème, deuxième, deuxièmes, IIe: e. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

  • 2e

    1 letters · 1 vowels · shape V

    Inventory e · no private letters vs siblings

  • 2ème

    3 letters · 2 vowels · shape VCV

    Inventory emè · private mè

  • deuxième

    8 letters · 5 vowels · shape CVVCVVCV

    Inventory deimuxè · private dimuxè

  • deuxièmes

    9 letters · 5 vowels · shape CVVCVVCVC

    Inventory deimsuxè · private dimsuxè

  • IIe

    3 letters · 3 vowels · shape VVV

    Inventory ei · private i

Pick the spelling from the meaning

  • Write "2e" when you mean: Deuxième.
  • Write "2ème" when you mean: Deuxième.
  • Write "deuxième" when you mean: Qui suit le premier ; ordinal qui correspond au cardinal deux.
  • Write "deuxièmes" when you mean: Pluriel de deuxième.
  • Write "IIe" when you mean: Deuxième.

Each spelling

2e

adjective · /\dø.zjɛm\/ · #2,906 frequency

Deuxième.

2ème

/\dø.zjɛm\/

Deuxième.

deuxième

/\dø.zjɛm\/

Qui suit le premier ; ordinal qui correspond au cardinal deux.

deuxièmes

/\dø.zjɛm\/

Pluriel de deuxième.

IIe

adjective · /\dø.zjɛm\/ · #25,004 frequency

Deuxième.

Nearby French homophone groups

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