corrigévscorrigentWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#11,200
“corrigé” frequency rank
#47,258
“corrigent” frequency rank
58458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature corrigé corrigent
Definition Qui reprend les corrections, les réponses. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de corriger.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
corrigé
9 ch
corrigent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: corrigé is \kɔ.ʁi.ʒe\ while corrigent is \kɔ.ʁiʒ\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

corrigé is recorded at frequency rank #11,200, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ʁi.ʒe\. corrigent is at rank #47,258, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ʁiʒ\.

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 58458, this pair ranks #108,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of corrigé vs corrigent

Shared letters: cgior. Private to "corrigé": é. Private to "corrigent": ent.

"corrigé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "corrigent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • corrigentccorrigent · corigent · corirgent · corrgient · corriegnt · corrigennt · corrigentt · corrigetn

Frequency comparison

corrigé#11,200
corrigent#47,258

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "corrigé" and "corrigent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "corrigé" is an adjective and "corrigent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "corrigé" or "corrigent"?
"corrigé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,200 in our French list, against #47,258 for "corrigent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering corrigé vs corrigent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “corrigé”; for a verb, it's “corrigent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “corrigé” 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