Which to use
“1e” and “1ère” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,787
- “1e” frequency rank
- #5,720
- “1ère” frequency rank
- 21507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 1e | 1ère |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de eerste. Premier, 1ᵉʳ. | Première. |
Where the eye mixes 1e and 1ère
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. 1e runs 1 letters (V) against 1ère's 3 (VCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between 1e and 1ère
A purely visual mix-up. 1e (\eːɾ.stǝ\) and 1ère (\pʁə.mjɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
1e is recorded at frequency rank #15,787, classified as anadj, pronounced \eːɾ.stǝ\. 1ère is at rank #5,720, tagged as anadj, pronounced \pʁə.mjɛʁ\.
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 21507, this pair ranks #362,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 1e vs 1ère
Shared letters: e. Private to "1e": -. Private to "1ère": rè.
"1e" · 1 letters · shape V · "1ère" · 3 letters · shape VCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "1e" and "1ère" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "1e" vs "1ère" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "1e" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "1ère" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,818 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "1e" and "1ère" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "1D vs 1e". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,818 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.