Which to use
“chargée” is a noun and “chargez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,739
- “chargée” frequency rank
- #44,365
- “chargez” frequency rank
- 48104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chargée | chargez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est responsable d’une charge. Ne s’utilise guère que dans les expressions : | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe charger. |
Same sound, different letters: chargée vs chargez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - chargée and chargez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chargée and chargez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃaʁ.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chargée is recorded at frequency rank #3,739, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒe\. chargez is at rank #44,365, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒe\.
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 48104, this pair ranks #181,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chargée vs chargez
Shared letters: aceghr. Private to "chargée": é. Private to "chargez": z.
"chargée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "chargez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chargez ← cahrgez · cchargez · chagrez · charegz · chargezz · charggez · chargze · charrgez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chargée" and "chargez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chargée" vs "chargez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "chargée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chargez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chargée" and "chargez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chargez vs charmée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #181,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.