charméevscharmerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: charmée is a adjective, charmer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“charmée” is an adjective and “charmer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,549
“charmée” frequency rank
#27,003
“charmer” frequency rank
76552
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature charmée charmer
Definition Féminin singulier de charmé. Produire un effet extraordinaire sur quelqu’un ou sur quelque chose par un charme magique.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
charmée
7 ch
charmer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: charmée and charmer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʃaʁ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, 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 76552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

charmée is recorded at frequency rank #49,549, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʃaʁ.me\. charmer is at rank #27,003, tagged as averb, 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 76552, this pair ranks #30,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of charmée vs charmer

Shared letters: acehmr. Private to "charmée": é. Private to "charmer": -.

"charmée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV  ·  "charmer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • charmercahrmer · ccharmer · chamrer · charemr · charmerr · charmmer · charmre · charrmer

Frequency comparison

charmée#49,549
charmer#27,003

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "charmée" and "charmer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "charmée" is an adjective and "charmer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "charmée" or "charmer"?
"charmer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,003 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 charmée vs charmer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “charmée”; for a verb, it's “charmer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “charmée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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