Which to use
“défoncée” and “défoncés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,656
- “défoncée” frequency rank
- #36,362
- “défoncés” frequency rank
- 70018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | défoncée | défoncés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de défoncé. | Masculin pluriel de défoncé. |
Same sound, different letters: défoncée vs défoncés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. défoncée (CVCVCCVV) and défoncés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - défoncée / défoncés
This is the hard kind. défoncée 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 a single letter - e in “défoncée” becomes s in “défoncés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
défoncée is recorded at frequency rank #33,656, 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 70018, this pair ranks #52,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of défoncée vs défoncés
Shared letters: cdfnoé. Private to "défoncée": e. Private to "défoncés": s.
"défoncée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "défoncés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "défoncée" / "défoncés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "défoncée" 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 #52,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "défoncée" and "défoncés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déconnes vs défoncés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.