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. |
Same sound, different letters: alignée vs alignées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. alignée runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against alignées's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: alignée vs alignées
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alignée" for "alignées" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"alignée" and "alignées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "alignée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alignées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alignée" and "alignées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aliéné vs alignée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.