alignéevsalignéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: alignée is a noun, alignées is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“alignée” is a noun and “alignées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,632
“alignée” frequency rank
#25,195
“alignées” frequency rank
64827
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alignée alignées
Definition Ensemble de choses qui sont placées en ligne. Féminin pluriel de aligné.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set alignée and alignées apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
alignée
8 ch
alignées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: alignée and alignées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.li.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “alignée” sits inside “alignées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alignée is recorded at frequency rank #39,632, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.li.ɲe\. alignées is at rank #25,195, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.li.ɲe\.

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 64827, this pair ranks #75,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alignée vs alignées

Shared letters: aegilné. Private to "alignée": -. Private to "alignées": s.

"alignée" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV  ·  "alignées" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

alignée#39,632
alignées#25,195

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alignée" and "alignées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alignée" is a noun and "alignées" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alignée" or "alignées"?
"alignées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,195 in our French list, against #39,632 for "alignée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering alignée vs alignées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “alignée”; for an adjective, it's “alignées”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “alignée” 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