Which to use
“échange” is a noun and “échangée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,548
- “échange” frequency rank
- #40,561
- “échangée” frequency rank
- 42109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | échange | échangée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’échanger une chose contre une autre reçue en contrepartie ; troc. | Participe passé féminin singulier de échanger. |
Where the eye mixes échange and échangée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. échange runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against échangée's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: échange vs échangée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: échange is \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\ while échangée is \e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
échange is recorded at frequency rank #1,548, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃ʒ\. échangée is at rank #40,561, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ʃɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 42109, this pair ranks #228,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of échange vs échangée
Shared letters: aceghné. Private to "échange": -. Private to "échangée": -.
"échange" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "échangée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "échange" for "échangée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "échange" vs "échangée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "échange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "échangée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "échange" and "échangée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "échangée vs échangées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #228,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.