2e

\dø.zjɛm\

/\dø.zjɛm\/ adj

The verdict

“2e” sits in 13 confusable pairs (corpus #2,906) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,906
frequency rank, French
15
“2” headwords
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième.

Corpus desk

Index FR-2e · 2e · French

2e · rank #2,906 · 0 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,906
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 15
  • PHOTO-FINISH alerte

Nearest frequency peer: alerte (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « 2e »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « 2e » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

2e vs 2K
50% similar
2e vs 2G
50% similar
2e vs 2l
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for 2e
PropertyValue
Headword2e
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dø.zjɛm\
Letters2
Frequency rank#2,906
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « 2e »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).2ese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « alerte » (#2,907), « électronique » (#2,904), « architecture » (#2,908). Parmi 15 lemmes en « 2 », « 2e » est au #2,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for 2e is neighbouring look-alikes ("2K", "2G", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced \dø.zjɛm\. Frequency #2,906 among 15 “2” headwords. Gloss: "Deuxième.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for 2e in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "2K", "2G", "2l", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is 2e, spelled 2-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how 2e appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aussi, un matin d’octobre, l’ordre tomba. Gabriel et ses camarades devaient d’abord se rendre à Marseille puis, de là, appareiller pour l’Afrique du Nord. Là, ils rejoindraient le 2e régiment étranger d’infanterie chargé d’y mater le grabuge. C’était tout ce qu’on avait bien voulu leur dire.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "2e"?
"2e" is spelled 2-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dø.zjɛm\.
What does "2e" mean?
As an adjective, "2e" means: Deuxième.
What words are commonly confused with "2e"?
"2e" is commonly confused with "2K", "2G", "2l". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "2e"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "2e" is \dø.zjɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "2e" come from?
"2e" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list