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Which to use

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

#31,911
“célébrées” frequency rank
#35,892
“célébrons” frequency rank
67803
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature célébrées célébrons
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe célébrer. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe célébrer.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
célébrées
9 ch
célébrons

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. célébrées (\se.le.bʁe\) and célébrons (\se.le.bʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

célébrées is recorded at frequency rank #31,911, classified as averb, pronounced \se.le.bʁe\. célébrons is at rank #35,892, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.le.bʁɔ̃\.

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 67803, this pair ranks #61,851 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of célébrées vs célébrons

Shared letters: bclrsé. Private to "célébrées": e. Private to "célébrons": no.

"célébrées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "célébrons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

célébrées#31,911
célébrons#35,892

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "célébrées" and "célébrons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\se.le.bʁe\ versus \se.le.bʁɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "célébrées" or "célébrons"?
"célébrées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,911 in our French list, against #35,892 for "célébrons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering célébrées vs célébrons

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “célébrées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list