Which to use
“déclenchée” and “déclenchés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,263
- “déclenchée” frequency rank
- #49,039
- “déclenchés” frequency rank
- 68302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclenchée | déclenchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de déclencher. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de déclencher. |
Same sound, different letters: déclenchée vs déclenchés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. déclenchée (CVCCVCCCVV) and déclenchés (CVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - déclenchée / déclenchés
This is the hard kind. déclenchée and déclenchés 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 a single letter - e in “déclenchée” becomes s in “déclenchés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68302, 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\. déclenchés is at rank #49,039, 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 68302, this pair ranks #59,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déclenchée vs déclenchés
Shared letters: cdehlné. Private to "déclenchée": -. Private to "déclenchés": s.
"déclenchée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV · "déclenchés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déclenchée" for "déclenchés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déclenchée" vs "déclenchés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclenchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,719 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclenchée" and "déclenchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclenchées vs déclenchés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,719 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.