Which to use
“déclenchée” and “déclenchées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,263
- “déclenchée” frequency rank
- #49,611
- “déclenchées” frequency rank
- 68874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclenchée | déclenchées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de déclencher. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de déclencher. |
Same sound, different letters: déclenchée vs déclenchées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. déclenchée runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVV) against déclenchées's 11 (CVCCVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déclenchée vs déclenchées
This is the hard kind. déclenchée and déclenchées are pronounced identically (\de.klɑ̃.ʃe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déclenchée” sits inside “déclenchées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclenchée is recorded at frequency rank #19,263, classified as averb, pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\. déclenchées is at rank #49,611, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\.
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 68874, this pair ranks #57,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déclenchée vs déclenchées
Shared letters: cdehlné. Private to "déclenchée": -. Private to "déclenchées": s.
"déclenchée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV · "déclenchées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déclenchée" and "déclenchées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déclenchée" or "déclenchées"?
What to do next
"déclenchée" and "déclenchées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclenchée" and "déclenchées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclenchées vs déclenchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.