Which to use
“chargement” is a noun and “chargent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,288
- “chargement” frequency rank
- #20,082
- “chargent” frequency rank
- 29370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chargement | chargent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de charger quelque chose dans une voiture, un camion, un navire, etc. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe charger. |
Where the eye mixes chargement and chargent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: chargement vs chargent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chargement is \ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\ while chargent is \ʃaʁʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chargement is recorded at frequency rank #9,288, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃaʁ.ʒə.mɑ̃\. chargent is at rank #20,082, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʃaʁʒ\.
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 29370, this pair ranks #317,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chargement vs chargent
Shared letters: aceghnrt. Private to "chargement": m. Private to "chargent": -.
"chargement" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCC · "chargent" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- chargement ← cahrgement · cchargement · chagrement · charegment · chargeemnt · chargemennt · chargementt · chargemetn
- chargent ← cahrgent · cchargent · chagrent · charegnt · chargennt · chargentt · chargetn · charggent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chargement" for "chargent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chargement" or "chargent"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "chargement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chargent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chargement" and "chargent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chargent vs chargez". 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 #317,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.