Which to use
“détachée” is a noun and “détachées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,270
- “détachée” frequency rank
- #16,862
- “détachées” frequency rank
- 36132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détachée | détachées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme exerçant une fonction de détaché. | Féminin pluriel de détaché. |
Same sound, different letters: détachée vs détachées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. détachée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against détachées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - détachée and détachées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: détachée and détachées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ta.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “détachée” sits inside “détachées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détachée is recorded at frequency rank #19,270, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ta.ʃe\. détachées is at rank #16,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ta.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 36132, this pair ranks #271,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détachée vs détachées
Shared letters: acdehté. Private to "détachée": -. Private to "détachées": s.
"détachée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détachées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "détachée" and "détachées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "détachée" or "détachées"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "détachée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détachées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,787 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détachée" and "détachées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détachées vs détectées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #271,787 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.