calméevscalquéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“calmée” and “calquée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,187
“calmée” frequency rank
#46,628
“calquée” frequency rank
84815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature calmée calquée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe calmer. Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe calquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set calmée and calquée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
calmée
7 ch
calquée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. calmée (\kal.me\) and calquée (\kal.ke\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

calmée is recorded at frequency rank #38,187, classified as averb, pronounced \kal.me\. calquée is at rank #46,628, tagged as averb, pronounced \kal.ke\.

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 84815, this pair ranks #12,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of calmée vs calquée

Shared letters: acelé. Private to "calmée": m. Private to "calquée": qu.

"calmée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "calquée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "calmée" and "calquée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kal.me\ versus \kal.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "calmée" or "calquée"?
"calmée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,187 in our French list, against #46,628 for "calquée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list