Which to use
“défoncé” and “défoncés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,773
- “défoncé” frequency rank
- #36,362
- “défoncés” frequency rank
- 50135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | défoncé | défoncés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Percé, troué, perforé. | Masculin pluriel de défoncé. |
Same sound, different letters: défoncé vs défoncés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. défoncé runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against défoncés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - défoncé / défoncés
This is the hard kind. défoncé and défoncés are pronounced identically (\de.fɔ̃.se\) and both work as anadjective. 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) - “défoncé” sits inside “défoncés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
défoncé is recorded at frequency rank #13,773, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.fɔ̃.se\. défoncés is at rank #36,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.fɔ̃.se\.
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 50135, this pair ranks #165,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of défoncé vs défoncés
Shared letters: cdfnoé. Private to "défoncé": -. Private to "défoncés": s.
"défoncé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "défoncés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"défoncé" and "défoncés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "défoncé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "défoncés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,036 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "défoncé" and "défoncés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déconnes vs défoncés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #165,036 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.