Which to use
“appelée” is a verb and “appelés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,314
- “appelée” frequency rank
- #4,307
- “appelés” frequency rank
- 7621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | appelée | appelés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe appeler. | Pluriel de appelé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set appelée and appelés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: appelée and appelés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \a.pə.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “appelée” becomes s in “appelés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
appelée is recorded at frequency rank #3,314, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pə.le\. appelés is at rank #4,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.pə.le\.
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 7621, this pair ranks #422,623 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of appelée vs appelés
Shared letters: aelpé. Private to "appelée": -. Private to "appelés": s.
"appelée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "appelés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "appelée" and "appelés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "appelée" or "appelés"?
Remembering appelée vs appelés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “appelée”; for a noun, it's “appelés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “appelée” entry
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