Which to use
“allumée” is a noun and “allumées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,390
- “allumée” frequency rank
- #36,698
- “allumées” frequency rank
- 55088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allumée | allumées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Folle furieuse. | Féminin pluriel de allumé. |
Same sound, different letters: allumée vs allumées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. allumée runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against allumées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: allumée vs allumées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: allumée and allumées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.ly.me\. 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) - “allumée” sits inside “allumées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allumée is recorded at frequency rank #18,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \a.ly.me\. allumées is at rank #36,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.ly.me\.
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 55088, this pair ranks #129,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allumée vs allumées
Shared letters: aelmué. Private to "allumée": -. Private to "allumées": s.
"allumée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "allumées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allumée" for "allumées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "allumée" or "allumées"?
What to do next
"allumée" and "allumées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "allumée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allumées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,775 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allumée" and "allumées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "allumées vs allumez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,775 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.