Which to use
“chargées” is an adjective and “chargez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,125
- “chargées” frequency rank
- #44,365
- “chargez” frequency rank
- 56490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chargées | chargez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de chargé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe charger. |
Same sound, different letters: chargées vs chargez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. chargées runs 8 letters (CCVCCVVC) against chargez's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - chargées / chargez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: chargées and chargez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃaʁ.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chargées is recorded at frequency rank #12,125, classified as anadj, 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 56490, this pair ranks #120,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chargées vs chargez
Shared letters: aceghr. Private to "chargées": sé. Private to "chargez": z.
"chargées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "chargez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chargez ← cahrgez · cchargez · chagrez · charegz · chargezz · charggez · chargze · charrgez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "chargées" and "chargez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "chargées" or "chargez" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "chargées" 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 #120,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chargées" 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 #120,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.