chargéesvscharméeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,125
“chargées” frequency rank
#49,549
“charmée” frequency rank
61674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature chargées charmée
Definition Féminin pluriel de chargé. Féminin singulier de charmé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set chargées and charmée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
chargées
7 ch
charmée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. chargées (\ʃaʁ.ʒe\) and charmée (\ʃaʁ.me\) 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 61674, 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\. charmée is at rank #49,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʃaʁ.me\.

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 61674, this pair ranks #91,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of chargées vs charmée

Shared letters: acehré. Private to "chargées": gs. Private to "charmée": m.

"chargées" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC  ·  "charmée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

chargées#12,125
charmée#49,549

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "chargées" and "charmée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʃaʁ.ʒe\ versus \ʃaʁ.me\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "chargées" or "charmée"?
"chargées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,125 in our French list, against #49,549 for "charmée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering chargées vs charmée

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 “chargées” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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