Which to use
“ébranlée” is an adjective and “ébranler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,610
- “ébranlée” frequency rank
- #33,084
- “ébranler” frequency rank
- 71694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ébranlée | ébranler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ébranlé. | Amener par des secousses une chose à ne plus être dans sa position habituelle. |
Same sound, different letters: ébranlée vs ébranler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. ébranlée (VCCVCCVV) and ébranler (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - ébranlée and ébranler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ébranlée and ébranler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \e.bʁɑ̃.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ébranlée is recorded at frequency rank #38,610, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.bʁɑ̃.le\. ébranler is at rank #33,084, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.bʁɑ̃.le\.
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 71694, this pair ranks #46,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ébranlée vs ébranler
Shared letters: abelnré. Private to "ébranlée": -. Private to "ébranler": -.
"ébranlée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "ébranler" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ébranlée" and "ébranler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ébranlée" or "ébranler"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "ébranlée" / "ébranler". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ébranlée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ébranler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,657 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ébranlée" and "ébranler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ébranle vs ébranlée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,657 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.